03/29/2024

Rev up building approval process, mayor to tell city departments

San Francisco has 900 housing units stuck in the approval pipeline, and Mayor London Breed plans to do something about that Thursday.

Breed is set to hand down an executive order to dramatically accelerate the city’s process for assessing and approving accessory dwelling units — starting with clearing the big backlog mired in various stages of review.

As the city struggles to build more housing in the midst of a punishing shortage and soaring real estate costs, ADUs — apartments converted from basements, garages and other spaces — are seen as an important and creative way to grow the city’s housing stock.

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