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Committee advances complex ordinance to require review before removing unauthorized housing units, duplicates file for further amendments
Summary
Supervisors advanced an amended ordinance that would require review (legalization or conditional‑use authorization) before removal of unauthorized residential units, accepted several amendments to streamline DBI screening and protect against undue liens, and duplicated the file so one version can be further amended in committee.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee on Feb. 22 advanced a wide‑ranging amendment to planning and building code provisions aimed at preserving in‑law and other unauthorized housing units in San Francisco.
Supervisor Ahsha Safai Avalos outlined six principal amendments: initial Department of Building Inspection (DBI) screening before requiring conditional‑use authorization to remove a unit; an exemption when imminent life‑safety hazards exist; deletion of a proposed reissuance…
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