San Francisco is undergoing a major shift in its housing approval process due to the implementation of SB 423. The new state law, spearheaded by Senator Scott Wiener, aims to streamline the housing permit process, reducing the median wait time for permits from 620 days to one of the shortest in California. SB 423 eliminates the need for most proposed housing projects to receive approval from the Planning Commission, thus bypassing the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. This change is expected to significantly reduce the financial and social costs associated with the city's lengthy approval process. Mayor London Breed and other pro-housing supporters have celebrated this development, highlighting its potential to expedite the construction of new homes in San Francisco. The majority of housing projects will now be eligible for over-the-counter approval, making San Francisco the first city in California to implement this law.
to make a fine point @Scott_Weiner is going to go around trumpeting SB423, which rips away San Francisco board approval procedure because of the impractically large time, financial, and social cost associated with the SF bureaucracy deciding what you can and can't build, and… https://t.co/cRKTFeGF58
"The majority of housing projects in San Francisco will now be eligible for over-the-counter approval, thanks to the activation of a new state law that eliminates the city’s famously contentious land-use battles and cuts the average time frame for approvals from two years to… https://t.co/GnHeUcsOu4
Today, San Francisco goes from the slowest in CA to approve new homes to one of the fastest. Why? Because my new expanded housing permit streamlining law, SB 423, takes effect in San Francisco. SF is the 1st city in CA it’s in effect. 🧵 https://t.co/TLnAdAaRgL
Starting today, San Francisco is going from having the longest permitting process to one of the shortest. This is a huge deal. I was proud to join Senator @Scott_Wiener and pro-housing supporters to celebrate SB 423 going into effect, which will streamline the housing approval… https://t.co/llJ9eiHU5P
san francisco supervisors led by @AaronPeskin have screwed the pooch so hard on new housing (620 day median wait for permits) that the state has to step in https://t.co/BOpUsCrb79
S.F. being subject to SB 423 means that most proposed housing projects will not require approval from the Planning Commission and therefore won’t be able to be appealed to the Board of Supervisors. https://t.co/LzOvmXrbig