# San Francisco Housing Zoning Plan

> San Francisco's new housing zoning plan has few projects despite being in effect for seven months.
- Title: San Francisco Housing Zoning Plan · Sfchronicle | Shortify
- Summary: San Francisco's new housing zoning plan has few projects despite being in effect for seven months. San Francisco's Family Zoning plan, effective January 12…
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- Source: Sfchronicle — https://sfchronicle.com/sf/article/housing-family-zoning-22378281.php
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- Topics: san francisco, family zoning, housing, affordable housing, zoning plan, san francisco planning commission, mayor dan lurie, richmond district, sunset district, geary blvd, cow hollow, noe valley
## New Zoning Plan Effective
San Francisco implemented a new zoning plan in January that allows taller and denser buildings in western and northern neighborhoods.
## First Project Approved
The Planning Commission approved an eight-story condo project at 230 Anza St. to replace a boarded-up duplex.
## Mayor's Vision
Commission President Amy Campbell called the Anza Street project a 'poster child' for Mayor Daniel Lurie's Family Zoning plan.

> poster child
## Limited Projects So Far
Seven months after approval, only seven proposed projects would add fewer than 40 housing units to the city's pipeline.
## Other Submissions
Applications include two nine-unit buildings in Twin Peaks, a triplex in Noe Valley, a duplex in Cow Hollow, and a lot merger on Upper Market Street.
## Economic Barriers
Rising construction costs and high interest rates have stalled market rate housing construction since the pandemic.
## Planners' Response
Chief of Staff Dan Sider said planners are meeting with property owners about bigger projects to address the housing production gap.
## Developer Interest
Bora Ozturk of March Capital Fund is analyzing sites on transit corridors for potential projects under the new zoning.
## Neighborhood Concerns
Alan Cohen, neighbor to the Anza Street site, fears the 95-foot building will look like a house from the movie 'Up.'
## Commission President's View
Commission President Amy Campbell said the Family Zoning plan requires a catch-up period for building heights after years of short structures.
## Key takeaway

San Francisco's Family Zoning plan, effective January 12, has only seven proposed housing projects adding fewer than 40 units.