"For half a century, San Francisco has required large institutions, primarily hospitals and universities, to file every ten years a master plan for growth and development. The idea was simple... planners need to know what's coming next, so they can prepare to handle the transit, housing, water and sewer, and other needs."
"The Academy of Art University converted some 22 residential buildings-apartments-into student housing (dorms) without permits or a master plan. Because of the lack of a master plan filing... activists convinced the City Attorney's Office to take AAU to court. 'Thousands of units were returned to the city,' Calvin Welch told me."
"Now Mayor Daniel Lurie wants to create broad exemptions for universities. His proposal would exempt all colleges and universities located outside of a residential area... and would completely eliminate student housing from consideration under a master plan."
"Lots of housing exists in areas zoned industrial or commercial. Most of the housing that AAU illegally converted was outside of 'residential' zoning."
San Francisco mandates large institutions, mainly hospitals and universities, to submit a master plan for growth every decade. This requirement helps planners prepare for community needs like transit and housing. The process is not overly burdensome, as institutions typically engage in planning. However, it provides a mechanism for community accountability. Recent proposals by Mayor Daniel Lurie aim to exempt universities from these requirements, raising concerns about housing in non-residential zones, particularly with cases like the Academy of Art University converting residential buildings without permits.
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