"The vote was no surprise: The conservative pro-development forces control the Board of Supes, and the Land Use and Transportation Committee had already rejected amendments to protect existing housing. Sup. Bilal Mahmood insisted that the city already protects most housing from demolition, and Principal Planner Lisa Chen told the supes that any demolition requires a conditional use permit that the Planning Commission often rejects."
"But the Eastern Neighborhoods had a lot more places to build tall housing without demolishing existing units. Adding more housing on the Geary, Clement, Judah, and Taraval corridors, where height limits would rise, would almost certainly require some demolitions. Plus: During the early 1980s, the Residential Builders Association easily got permission to demolish dozens of existing (historic) residential buildings in the Richmond to put up cheaply built and high-profit "builder's special" apartments that were not under rent control."
The Board of Supes approved Mayor Lurie's Rich Family Zoning Plan by a 7-4 vote while rejecting an amendment that would have protected all rent-controlled housing. Four supervisors voted in opposition. The newly appointed supervisor supported the plan and opposed the rent-control amendment. Conservative pro-development forces control the Board and the Land Use and Transportation Committee previously rejected housing-protection amendments. A conditional use permit is required for demolition and the Planning Commission often rejects such permits. Some corridors with increased height limits could require demolitions. Rules are tighter than the 1980s but no outright ban on demolition exists.
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