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Land Use and Transportation Committee, July 13, 2026

Approves Planning code amendment increasing hotel guest rooms in residential districts, 3-0

2h 19m20,602 words
31 mentionsland useconditional useresidentialdensityapprovedcommercialSan Francisco, CA
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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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What 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.

Meeting key facts
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)

Planning code

Recommended 3-0

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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).

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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.

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Key Decisions (4)

Approved

Planning code amendment increasing hotel guest rooms in residential districts

Vote: 3-0
Approved

Banner and inspection fee waiver for nonprofits

Vote: 3-0
Approved

Fire and DPW fee waiver under DBI Audit Amnesty Program

Vote: 3-0
Continued

Hearing on family-friendly public transit

Vote: 3-0

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)

ChairCouncilmember · 2ClerkWitness · 4Public · 4

On the record: the chair, 2 councilmembers, the clerk, 4 witnesses, and 4 members of the public.

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