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SF lets staff fast-track block party permits, skipping ISCOTT

San Francisco Land Use Committee: Block parties under 3 blocks skip ISCOTT for admin approval. PUC gets expanded electric authority. Market Street hearing draws calls to close Waymo loophole.
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San Francisco
Land Use and Transportation Committee Meeting
April 27, 2026

TL;DR

  • Most block parties and small street festivals under three blocks will get administrative permit approval instead of going to ISCOTT hearings. SFMTA estimates 80–90% of current applications would qualify.
  • SFPUC can now contract with large-load customers like Cordia to build electric infrastructure and transfer it to the city, extending a 2021 authority that previously only covered formal development agreements.
  • The committee held a hearing on Market Street's transportation and economic future. No vote was taken, but public comment overwhelmingly urged closing the commercial vehicle loophole that lets Waymo, Uber Black, and Lyft Black operate on the car-free corridor.
  • The city accepted a new segment of East Clementina Street between Beale and Main, tied to 335 units of 100% affordable housing (151 senior, 184 family) in the Transbay area.
  • Local deck and balcony inspection rules for apartment buildings and hotels were aligned with state law to cut duplicative inspections.

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