San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee

This committee covers how the city is built and how it moves. Housing, zoning, planning, rent control, transit, the MTA, jobs, workforce, homelessness, and the environment. What passed, what changed, and what this means for you.
23
Mar

SF lines up 18 landmark protections, from Mel's to Mr. Cudworth

San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: 18 District 2 landmark designations advanced 3-0 to the full Board, including Mel's Drive-In, the Vogue, and First AME Zion Church.
3 min read
16
Mar

SF clears 200-foot height limit for affordable housing at 1270 Mission

San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: 1270 Mission's height limit rises from 120 to 200 feet for a 100% affordable housing project. SF's flower stand permit program also overhauled.
4 min read
09
Mar

SF clears the way for a new Holocaust Center (+ James Richards Way)

San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: 2245 Post Street rezoned 3-0 to clear a new 34,000-sq-ft JFCS Holocaust Center, plus James Richards Way and an 1896 firehouse landmark.
3 min read
23
Feb

SF pushes back fire sprinkler deadline 5 years (+ hardship rules expanded)

San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: High-rise sprinkler retrofit deadline pushed from 2027 to 2032, parklet rules rewritten, and 25 District 8 landmark designations advanced 3-0.
4 min read
09
Feb

SF clears wine and beer for movie theaters (+ Clay reopening)

San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: SF movie theaters cleared 3-0 to sell wine, beer, and liquor, with an Upper Fillmore carve-out for the Clay. Twin Peaks Promenade advanced.
3 min read
02
Feb

SF advances Edgehill land swap (+ two new historic districts)

San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: Edgehill land swap recommended 3-0, trading Sunset paper-street parcels for five Kensington Way hillside lots. Plus two new historic districts.
3 min read
26
Jan

SF legalizes parking in your own driveway (+ Maiden Lane reopens)

San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: Parking up to two vehicles in your own driveway advanced 3-0, reversing a 1979 ban. Plus a ban on home-based massage businesses.
3 min read
12
Jan

SF clears path for hydrogen fueling stations (+ none exist yet)

San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee: Hydrogen fueling station permitting advanced 3-0 to the full Board. Driveway parking ordinance continued to January 26.
2 min read