Citizen Portal
Sign In

Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!

Committee advances broad ADU expansion with amendments, sends ordinance to full board

Land Use and Transportation Committee · July 11, 2016
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

The Land Use and Transportation Committee advanced an ordinance to expand accessory dwelling units citywide, accepted amendments addressing unit-size minimums, seismic retrofit incentives and subdivision/sale rules for condominiums, and referred the package to the full board without recommendation pending final edits.

Supervisor Aaron Peskin presented an ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on all lots that permit residential uses and to revise the administrative code definition of rental unit. The ordinance would expand an infill housing strategy to convert existing unused spaces into rental units and, for larger buildings, remove a cap on the number of ADUs allowed per lot. The package includes minimum unit-size standards (350 square feet for studios and 550 for one-bedroom units) and clarifying language tying ADU eligibility to the existing built…

Already have an account? Log in

Subscribe to keep reading

Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.

  • Unlimited articles
  • AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
  • Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
  • Follow topics and more locations
  • 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans