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Land Use committee forwards interim zoning controls to pause unpermitted Market Street conversions
Summary
The Land Use and Economic Development Committee voted unanimously to forward interim zoning controls aimed at pausing unpermitted conversions of commercial space to residential use in Mid‑Market while the city studies impacts on rent‑controlled housing and public notice procedures.
The Land Use and Economic Development Committee on March (date on agenda materials) voted unanimously to forward a resolution imposing interim zoning controls that would limit building permits for certain commercial uses for 12 months while the city studies unpermitted conversions of commercial space into residential units.
Supervisor Jane Kim, who moved the non‑substantive amendments and the committee motion, said the changes emphasize evidence that preexisting office spaces on Market Street and elsewhere have been converted to residential use without proper permits and public notice. Deputy City…
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