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Board committee advances ADU ordinance with amendments on rent control, tenant notice and size limits
Summary
The Land Use & Transportation Committee duplicated and amended an ADU ordinance to focus on new construction, propose a 50% minimum ADU size, allow local rent‑control authority in some new builds, and require tenant notice before permits; the file was re‑referred to Planning and continued to June 3 for further review.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee advanced an ordinance on accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on Monday, moving to duplicate the file and send revised language back to the Planning Commission for further review. Chair Aaron Peskin and other supervisors framed the draft as a narrow, compliance‑oriented update that will apply primarily to ADUs in new construction.
Peskin said the ordinance is intended to bring San Francisco into alignment with recent state law while preserving local policy tools where possible. He cited data showing “more than 1,200 in the pipeline” and said expanding ADUs in new construction could meaningfully increase housing stock over time. To address concerns raised in public comment, Peskin proposed…
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