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Committee forwards Midtown Terrace rezoning with carve‑out to preserve local ADU allowance

Land Use and Transportation Committee · September 19, 2016
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Summary

The Land Use & Transportation Committee voted to forward an ordinance correcting Midtown Terrace zoning from RH1 to RH1D and adopted an oral amendment intended to preserve the neighborhood's eligibility for locally allowed accessory dwelling units (ADUs); the item goes to the full Board as amended but without recommendation.

Supervisor Norman Yee brought an ordinance to correct a zoning map error in the Midtown Terrace neighborhood, asking the committee to rezone parcels from RH1 to RH1D to reflect the area’s detached single‑family homes. Planning staff said the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval, finding the neighborhood’s character matches RH1D and that rezoning would eliminate the ability to have two units on large lots while preserving neighborhood form.

A key issue on the item was whether rezoning to RH1D would remove Midtown Terrace from the city’s local ADU…

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