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Planning staff brief commissioners on SB 79 and wide-ranging 2025 housing laws
Summary
Planning Department staff outlined a suite of 2025 state housing and planning laws and explained how Senate Bill 79 (Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act) could affect San Francisco parcels near transit, urging early local implementation to secure exemptions.
San Francisco planning staff on Dec. 4 briefed the Planning Commission on a wave of 2025 state laws and focused on Senate Bill 79, which takes effect July 1, 2026, and establishes minimum housing densities and height limits around qualifying transit stops.
"Senate Bill 79, the Abundant and Affordable Homes Near Transit Act, goes into effect on 07/01/2026," Sarah Richardson, planning staff, told commissioners. She described a tiered approach around transit stations with heights ranging roughly from five to nine stories and densities of about 80 to 160 units per acre, and explained limited near‑term parcel exemptions that expire in 2032.
The department also summarized enforcement and permitting bills that change how…
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