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Ordinance to Allow Hotels & Motels for Interim Housing Without Losing Hotel Use Classification in San Francisco

  • When: 2025/06/27
  • Address: Citywide
  • City: San Francisco
  • State: CA
  • Category: Zoning Code Modification
  • Subcategory: Definitions update
  • Asset Class: Specialized Housing
  • Planning Department: True

An ordinance amending the Planning and Building Codes to allow tourist hotels and motels to be temporarily used for 'Interim Housing' without losing their original hotel use classification or changing their underlying occupancy classification. This legislation also removes restrictions that emergency housing must be located on city-owned or leased land. The Building Inspection Commission recommended approval on November 20, 2024, followed by the Planning Commission adopting a recommendation for approval on December 12, 2024. The ordinance supports the city's 'Home by the Bay' strategic plan to combat homelessness by providing additional shelter beds with on-site supportive services, and streamlines the process by exempting temporary conversions from certain development standards and impact fees. The initiative seeks to utilize underutilized hotel capacity to address the city's homelessness crisis.

Source

City Representative - Veronica Flores