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Supervisors’ interim zoning proposal would require review before childcare sites can be converted
Summary
A committee advanced an 18‑month interim control that would require conditional‑use authorization when an existing childcare facility is converted to another use; supporters said the step is needed to protect longstanding centers facing displacement in San Francisco’s competitive real‑estate market.
Board President Norman Yee and supporters urged the Land Use and Transportation Committee to forward a resolution that would impose 18‑month interim zoning controls requiring conditional‑use authorization when an existing childcare facility is changed to another use.
Yee told the committee the city faces a shortage of licensed infant and toddler care, saying, “We have 23,000 infants and toddlers and nearly 20,000 preschoolers in this city,” and that an estimated 85 percent of children ages 0 to 2 lack licensed care. He said roughly 2,000 families are on a wait list for care and argued that speculative real‑estate pressure is placing long‑standing childcare providers at risk of displacement.
Kelly Ng, development manager at…
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