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Mayor Lets Six-Month Live-Work Loft Ban Become Law

SAN FRANCISCO-San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown let a six-month ban on live-work loft developments become law this week. He also urged the Board of Supervisors to craft a long-term solution to the city's housing crisis.

By Becky Bergman | Updated on March 01, 2001

SAN FRANCISCO-Mayor Willie Brown let a six-month ban of live/work loft development become law this week. The ban puts a halt to live/work loft developments in such neighborhoods as the Mission District, Portrero Hill and the South of Market area, where city officials have approved roughly 3,000 loft units in the past four years, including more than 1,000 during the past year alone.

Additionally, Brown challenged the Board of Supervisors, which opposes his planning policies, to help solve the city’s housing issues. He urged board members to forward a legislation that contains a reasonable, long-term solution to the live/work housing issue.

The elements of the board’s plan would include classifying live/work lofts as housing, which means developers would have face tougher land-use and off-street parking rules, thus requiring developers to pay more in fees and toughening rules banning lofts from being used as office space.

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