{"id":32269,"date":"2025-09-12T08:48:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/san-franciscos-permitting-reform-seeks-an-end-to-building-project-death-by-a-thousand-cuts\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:48:57","slug":"san-franciscos-permitting-reform-seeks-an-end-to-building-project-death-by-a-thousand-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/san-franciscos-permitting-reform-seeks-an-end-to-building-project-death-by-a-thousand-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco\u2019s permitting reform seeks an end to building project \u2018death by a thousand cuts\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveiled a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sf.gov\/news-mayor-lurie-unveils-latest-wave-of-common-sense-reforms-through-permitsf\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>legislative package<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> containing sweeping permitting changes for the city, the latest in the mayor\u2019s ongoing <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sf.gov\/permitsf\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>PermitSF<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span> plan to remove barriers and streamline San Francisco\u2019s permitting process.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The changes would reduce permitting fees for development projects of $100 million or more and eliminate a requirement to meet with city staff ahead of submitting a permit application for larger developments. The changes also add flexibility for how the city\u2019s historic buildings can be used and make it easier to add accessory dwelling units, often seen as a way to increase housing availability.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWe are continuing to push common-sense reforms that provide meaningful benefit to everyday San Franciscans as well as build a better foundation for a new wave of construction activity we hope to see in San Francisco,\u201d Director of Current Planning at San Francisco Planning Liz Watty said in a statement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><strong><span><span>Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Since a spike of new construction activity in 2020, new housing construction in San Francisco has <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sfplanning.org\/sites\/default\/files\/resources\/2025-04\/2024_Housing%20Inventory.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>been in a free fall<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>. In 2024, the city increased its housing stock by 1,597 units, 30% less than in 2023 and 56% lower than the 10-year average.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The city ranked second in a recent Consumer Affairs analysis of cities that require the highest <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumeraffairs.com\/homeowners\/income-needed-to-buy-a-home.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>income to afford a home<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, at $386,359.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>To help spur development, Lurie has taken aim at San Francisco&#8217;s permitting process, which he described as \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/posts\/danielluriesf_in-san-francisco-we-are-getting-rid-of-the-activity-7368755380681699329-Uuxg\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=member_desktop&amp;rcm=ACoAAAF-0N0B5wdWJzv8RbZlsbAbh9cDJTekEXM\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>death by a thousand cuts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWe are getting rid of the nonsense and focusing on common sense,\u201d Lurie stated.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>PermitSF process changes implemented so far have included expanding permit center service hours and launching a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sf.gov\/permitting\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>single webpage<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> for permitting information.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/san-francisco-permitting-process-reform\/759979\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Dive Brief: San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie unveiled a legislative package containing sweeping permitting changes for the city, the &#8230; <a title=\"San Francisco\u2019s permitting reform seeks an end to building project \u2018death by a thousand cuts\u2019\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/san-franciscos-permitting-reform-seeks-an-end-to-building-project-death-by-a-thousand-cuts\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about San Francisco\u2019s permitting reform seeks an end to building project \u2018death by a thousand cuts\u2019\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[457],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-dive","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32269\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}