used to live in san francisco
try for years
asked Wednesday to build an apartment in his garden
Builder’s Remedy Clause
under state law to obtain project approval.
However, the city’s planning department said the builder’s relief does not apply to the apartments at 4300 17th St. because the state certified the San Francisco housing element plan earlier in the day. Builders’ remedies that allow projects with units to circumvent region restrictions have not been effective.
Although San Francisco narrowly avoided violating state law, the majority of Bay Area cities have not received approval for the housing component. This is his plan to show how the local housing stock will grow in seven years. Its impact is uncertain, but it could trigger developers to seek builder bailouts in other municipalities.
San Francisco’s proposal at 4300 17th St. in Corona Heights has already been the subject of controversy. Property owner Scott Pluta sued the city last year after it rejected four apartment proposals.
Purta said on Tuesday that she has “mixed feelings”. On the one hand, he was happy that the city had a plan.
Added 82,000 units
for the next eight years.
“Of course I am disappointed,” he said. “I’m surprised the state has thrown a lifeline into the city.”
the state is
are also investigating
San Francisco’s long and complicated housing approval process is the first review of its kind.
Pluta, who worked as a Google attorney and worked for the Obama administration, believes the city continues to violate state housing laws.
“The city has found new and novel ways to break the law,” he said.
Pluta said he encountered obstacles while converting a ground-floor garage in his building into an attached dwelling unit. The city wants him to install sprinklers, which are said to cost him $100,000, but state law does not require sprinklers, Purta said.
Former San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom welcomed the city’s housing element on Tuesday.
“Today’s announcement will help this housing crisis by providing unprecedented funding and resources, streamlining and eliminating bureaucratic red tape, and most importantly, demanding greater accountability at the local level. It demonstrates our commitment to addressing head-on,” he said in a statement.
Pluta plans to continue his lawsuit against his efforts to build the city and apartments in what he described as “World War I trench-style fighting”.
Roland Li is a staff writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @rolandlisf