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Ordinance#251210Pending Committee Action
In plain English

The ordinance requires property owners to replace any residential units they demolish and provides relocation assistance to affected tenants, including those who faced harassment or were forced to vacate. It also updates definitions and criteria related to demolitions and tenant protections, ensuring additional support for lower-income tenants during temporary relocations for repairs.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to 1) require property owners seeking to demolish residential units to replace all units that are being demolished; 2) require relocation assistance to affected occupants of those units and to former occupants who vacated due to harassment, improper buyout agreements, owner move-ins, pursuant to the Ellis Act, or due to serious and imminent hazards, with additional assistance and protections for lower-income tenants; 3) modify the Planning Code definition of demolition; 4) modify the conditional use criteria that apply to projects to demolish residential units; amending the Administrative Code to 5) require landlords to provide additional relocation assistance to lower-income tenants who are being required to vacate temporarily due to capital improvements or rehabilitation work; 6) update the standards and procedures for hearings related to tenant harassment; 7) require additional disclosures in buyout agreements; 8) require an additional disclosure in notice of intent to withdraw units under the Ellis Act; 9) making various non-substantive changes and clarifications; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302; and making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1.

How it got here

The legislation originated from the need to enhance tenant protections in San Francisco, prompted by the Housing Crisis Act of 2019 and community advocacy.

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Introduction of OrdinanceSeptember 9, 2025
Supervisor Chyanne Chen

Supervisor Chen introduced the proposed ordinance to amend the Planning and Administrative Codes to strengthen tenant protections related to residential demolitions and renovations.

Legislative Digest
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Substituted Ordinance IntroducedOctober 7, 2025
Board of Supervisors

A substitute ordinance was introduced that included changes regarding conditional use criteria, relocation assistance, and tenant protections.

Legislative Digest
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Recommendation for ApprovalNovember 6, 2025
Planning Commission

The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing and adopted a recommendation for approval with modifications to the proposed ordinance.

Planning Commission Transmittal
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Committee AmendmentsNovember 17, 2025
Land Use and Transportation Committee

The committee adopted amendments to expand the definition of existing tenants to include those displaced by Ellis Act evictions and required owners to disclose their intent to demolish when filing an intent to withdraw under the Ellis Act.

Comm Pkt 111725
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Further Amendments AdoptedDecember 1, 2025
Land Use and Transportation Committee

The committee adopted further amendments to the definitions of demolition and removal, and updated conditional use criteria for demolition projects.

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Continued Committee ActionDecember 8, 2025
Land Use and Transportation Committee

The committee continued the item to the call of the chair, indicating ongoing discussions and potential further amendments.

Action history

Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record

Document trail
Referral CEQA PC 091825
Environmental review (CEQA)
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CEQA Det 100325
Environmental review (CEQA)
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PC Transmittal 111325
Departmental transmittal
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PLN Present 111725
SF Planning Department
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Leg Dig Ver1
Official legislation text
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How they voted

CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIR
Land Use and Transportation Committee · Dec 8, 2025Pass
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Legislative journey

Land Use and Transportation CommitteeDec 8, 2025
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CONTINUED TO CALL OF THE CHAIRPass