# Board of Supervisors Minutes: December 9, 2025 - Meeting date: 2025-12-09 - Document type: minutes - Source format: PDF - Extracted pages: 39 - [Canonical HTML transcript](https://sfbos.info/documents/1128/2025-12-09-minutes) - [Authoritative City source](https://sfgov.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1363672&GUID=586FEA0F-E982-4CE2-B0EF-1FD6EEC7B020) > This text was extracted for search and accessibility. The linked City source is the authoritative public record. ## Structured legislative records ### File 250700: Zoning Map - Family Zoning Plan - Pages: 8-9 - Sponsors: Mayor; Sauter, Mahmood and Dorsey - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: istoric districts pursuant to Article 10; 2) change the height limits on certain lots in the R-4 Height and Bulk District; and 3) designating various parcels to be included in the Non-Contiguous San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Sites Special Use District (SFMTA SUD); amending the Local Coastal Program to: 1) reclassify all properties in the Coastal Zone to R-4 Height and Bulk District; 2) reclassify certain properties to RTO-C and Neighborhood Commercial District; 3) designate one parcel as part of the SFMTA SUD; and 4) directing the Planning Director to transmit the Ordinance to the Coastal Commission upon enactment; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings under the City’s Local Coastal Program and the California Coastal Act of 1976. (Economic Impact) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 244-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill - Noes: Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton - Excused: Wong ### File 250701: Planning, Business and Tax Regulations Codes - Family Zoning Plan - Pages: 9-10 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: final-passage, likely final - Action: e conforming changes to zoning tables in various Districts, including the Neighborhood Commercial District and Mixed Use Districts, 12) prohibit Lot mergers on Lots with Historic Buildings, subject to certain preservation obligations, and 13) reduce usable open space and bicycle parking requirements for senior housing; amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code regarding the Board of Appeals’ review of permits in the Housing Choice Program Housing Sustainability District; also, amending the Local Coastal Program to implement the Housing Choice-San Francisco Program and other associated changes in the City’s Coastal Zone, and directing the Planning Director to transmit the Ordinance to the Coastal Commission upon enactment; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. (Economic Impact) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 245-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: - Ayes: Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill - Noes: Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton - Excused: Wong ### File 250985: Local Coastal Program Amendment - Family Zoning Plan - Pages: 10 - Sponsors: Mayor - Vote 1: adoption, likely final - Action: 250985 [Local Coastal Program Amendment - Family Zoning Plan] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution transmitting to the California Coastal Commission for review and certification an amendment to the Implementation Program and Land Use Plan of the City’s certified Local Coastal Program to implement the Family Zoning Plan; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisor Chen dissented in committee.) Resolution No. 577-25 ADOPTED by the following vote: - Ayes: Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill - Noes: Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton - Excused: Wong ### File 250811: Building Code - Building Permit Expiration Timelines - Pages: 10-11 - Sponsors: Mahmood; Dorsey - Vote 1: first-reading - Action: 250811 [Building Code - Building Permit Expiration Timelines] Sponsors: Mahmood; Dorsey Ordinance amending the Building Code to revise the timing of expiration of certain building permits and building permit applications; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisor Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton voted No on First Reading.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton - Noes: Chan, Chen, Fielder - Excused: Wong - Vote 2: rescission - Action: Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved to RESCIND the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: - Ayes: Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton - Excused: Wong - Vote 3: first-reading - Action: PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: - Ayes: Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill - Noes: Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton - Excused: Wong ## Extracted text ### [Page 9](https://sfbos.info/documents/1128/2025-12-09-minutes#page-9) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/9/2025 250701 [Planning, Business and Tax Regulations Codes - Family Zoning Plan] Sponsor: Mayor Ordinance amending the Planning Code to: 1) create the Housing Choice-San Francisco Program to incent housing development through a local bonus program and by adopting a Housing Sustainability District, 2) modify height and bulk limits to provide for additional capacity in well-resourced neighborhoods, and to allow additional height and bulk for projects using the local bonus program, 3) require only buildings taller than 85 feet in certain Districts to reduce ground level wind currents, 4) make conforming changes to the RH (Residential, House), RM (Residential, Mixed), and RC (Residential-Commercial) District zoning tables to reflect the changes to density controls, and parking requirements made in this Ordinance, 5) create the RTO-C (Residential Transit Oriented-Commercial) District, 6) implement the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s Transit-Oriented Communities Policy by making changes to parking requirements, minimum residential densities, and minimum office intensities, and requiring maximum dwelling unit sizes, 7) revise off-street parking and curb cut obligations citywide, 8) create the Non-contiguous San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Sites Special Use District, 9) permit businesses displaced by new construction to relocate without a conditional use authorization and waive development impact fees for those businesses, 10) make technical amendments to the Code to implement the above changes, 11) make conforming changes to zoning tables in various Districts, including the Neighborhood Commercial District and Mixed Use Districts, 12) prohibit Lot mergers on Lots with Historic Buildings, subject to certain preservation obligations, and 13) reduce usable open space and bicycle parking requirements for senior housing; amending the Business and Tax Regulations Code regarding the Board of Appeals’ review of permits in the Housing Choice Program Housing Sustainability District; also, amending the Local Coastal Program to implement the Housing Choice-San Francisco Program and other associated changes in the City’s Coastal Zone, and directing the Planning Director to transmit the Ordinance to the Coastal Commission upon enactment; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making public necessity, convenience, and welfare findings under Planning Code, Section 302. (Economic Impact) (Supervisors Chan, Chen, Fielder, and Walton voted No on First Reading.) Ordinance No. 245-25 FINALLY PASSED by the following vote: Ayes: 6 - Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill Noes: 4 - Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton Excused: 1 - Wong City and County of San Francisco Page 1010 Printed at 3:07 pm on 3/4/26 ### [Page 10](https://sfbos.info/documents/1128/2025-12-09-minutes#page-10) Board of Supervisors Meeting Minutes 12/9/2025 NEW BUSINESS Recommendations of the Land Use and Transportation Committee 250985 [Local Coastal Program Amendment - Family Zoning Plan] Sponsor: Mayor Resolution transmitting to the California Coastal Commission for review and certification an amendment to the Implementation Program and Land Use Plan of the City’s certified Local Coastal Program to implement the Family Zoning Plan; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisor Chen dissented in committee.) Resolution No. 577-25 ADOPTED by the following vote: Ayes: 6 - Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill Noes: 4 - Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton Excused: 1 - Wong 250811 [Building Code - Building Permit Expiration Timelines] Sponsors: Mahmood; Dorsey Ordinance amending the Building Code to revise the timing of expiration of certain building permits and building permit applications; and affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Supervisor Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton voted No on First Reading.) PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 7 - Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Noes: 3 - Chan, Chen, Fielder Excused: 1 - Wong Supervisor Walton, seconded by Supervisor Chan, moved to RESCIND the previous vote. The motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: 10 - Chan, Chen, Dorsey, Fielder, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill, Walton Excused: 1 - Wong PASSED ON FIRST READING by the following vote: Ayes: 6 - Dorsey, Mahmood, Mandelman, Melgar, Sauter, Sherrill Noes: 4 - Chan, Chen, Fielder, Walton Excused: 1 - Wong City and County of San Francisco Page 1011 Printed at 3:07 pm on 3/4/26