Land Use and Transportation Committee, July 13, 2026
Approves Planning code amendment increasing hotel guest rooms in residential districts, 3-0
How this board votes
The Board of Supervisors approved 91% of 325 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Shamann Walton (29 of 177 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
This San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee meeting handled three fee/planning-code ordinances and a transit-accessibility hearing; no rezonings or development projects were decided.
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 13, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 3-0
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsPlanning code
Recommended 3-0Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Planning code amendment increasing hotel guest rooms in residential districts
Ordinance amending the planning code to increase permitted guest rooms for hotel uses (bed and breakfasts) as a conditional use in RH2, RH3, RM1, RM2, RM3, RM4, RTO, and RTOM districts from five or fewer to ten or fewer rooms; each requires conditional use authorization by the Planning Commission. Recommended to the full Board with a positive recommendation, 3 ayes (Chen, Mahmoud, Melgar).
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee meeting handled three fee/planning-code ordinances and a transit-accessibility hearing; no rezonings or development projects were decided.
Key Decisions (4)
Planning code amendment increasing hotel guest rooms in residential districts
Banner and inspection fee waiver for nonprofits
Fire and DPW fee waiver under DBI Audit Amnesty Program
Hearing on family-friendly public transit
Development Activity (2)
Holiday Plaza accessible ramp project
Infrastructure
Market Street Escalators renovation project
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
SF is easing planning-code limits on hotel/bed-and-breakfast uses in residential…
Infrastructure
BART ridership is up 10-12% year-over-year with June the highest…
Infrastructure
MTC's regional wayfinding standardization spans 200+ hub stations and 21,000+…
Sentiment
Supervisors flagged persistent public-realm degradation at 16th and 24th Street…
Who Spoke (14)
On the record: the chair, 2 councilmembers, the clerk, 4 witnesses, and 4 members of the public.
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