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San Francisco hearing spotlights gaps in enforcing vacant‑storefront rules as city weighs policy changes
Summary
The Land Use Committee heard a Budget & Legislative Analyst report and OEWD retail study showing uneven data, low compliance with vacancy registries and concentrated vacancies; members urged DBI to adopt proactive enforcement and recommended follow‑up work while filing the retail study.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee on Feb. 5 examined persistent commercial vacancies and enforcement gaps after presentations from the Budget & Legislative Analyst and the Office of Economic and Workforce Development.
The Budget & Legislative Analyst, Fred Brusso, told the committee that two city ordinances require owners of vacant or abandoned buildings and storefronts to register with the Department of Building Inspection and pay an annual $711 fee, but the registries capture only a small fraction of vacant properties and are geographically concentrated. "We concluded that there is low compliance with the two ordinances," Brusso said, noting registry counts that are small relative to citywide vacancy measures and the lack of proactive…
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