Land Use and Transportation Committee, October 5, 2026
Votes on 45-day interim zoning moratorium on data centers citywide, 3-0
How this board votes
The Board of Supervisors approved 91% of 390 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Shamann Walton (31 of 201 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee approved a 45-day interim citywide zoning moratorium prohibiting new data centers (sponsored by Supervisor Walton), as amended by Supervisor Dorsey to exempt accessory computing facilities and repair/maintenance work, forwar…
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- October 5, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 3-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Expansion of Landmark No. 307 (Compton's Cafeteria riot site) at 101-121 Taylor Street
Ordinance amending landmark designation No. 307 to include the entire building exterior at 101-121 Taylor Street (site of Compton's Cafeteria riot) and expand the period of significance. Committee adopted clerical amendments to the original file, duplicated the file, amended the duplicate to add a ninth findings clause urging reconsideration of scope if new interior evidence becomes available, continued the duplicate to call of the chair, and sent the original amended file out as a committee report with positive recommendation. Interior spaces excluded because GEO Group (building owner) denied access. All votes 3-0.
- Clerical amendments to original file (page 4 line 10, page 8 line 6)
- ninth findings clause added to duplicate urging Planning Dept and HPC to reconsider scope if new evidence of character-defining features becomes available
- duplicate continued to call of the chair
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
The San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee approved a 45-day interim citywide zoning moratorium prohibiting new data centers (sponsored by Supervisor Walton), as amended by Supervisor Dorsey to exempt accessory computing facilities and repair/maintenance work, forwar…
Key Decisions (6)
Expansion of Landmark No. 307 (Compton's Cafeteria riot site) at 101-121 Taylor Street
Ordinance barring eviction for unpaid rent below HUD fair market rent
No Hidden Rent Act - rental fee disclosure ordinance
Planning code amendment on mezzanine size threshold
Housing code amendment reducing minimum ceiling heights
45-day interim zoning moratorium on data centers citywide
Development Activity (2)
Nova Data Center at 200 and 400 Paul Avenue
Other
Proposed Dogpatch data center (Nestori/Nestori Park Capital)
Other
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
San Francisco evictions hit a 10-year high in 2025 with…
Commercial Demand
Multiple data center proposals (Dogpatch/$350M, 1215 Michigan, 101 Utah, 907th…
Infrastructure
San Francisco generates only ~50% of its own electricity and…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 4 councilmembers, 2 staff members, the clerk, and 3 members of the public.
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