SF Family Rezoning Plan

San Francisco is currently undergoing a rezoning as part of the Housing Element of the SF General Plan. The rezoning must be completed by January 2026 in order to comply with state mandates, and must have a viable and data-driven proposal to add 36,000 new units across the city by 2031 through rezoning (the city had 412,000 housing units as of July 2021).  The city has been in a multi-year process of proposing an update to the city's zoning, with an initial proposal released in August 2023, an update in February 2024, and the most recent update in April 2024. The current map can be seen here.

See an overview of the role of DTNA in the rezoning in the blog form of our article in the June/July 2025 Duboce Triangle News

Zoning-related resources:

• Rezoning homepage, SF Planning
• Interactive map of proposed rezonings, updated by the Planning Department
• Housing Element homepage, SF Planning
• Current SF Height and Bulk Districts, SF Planning

Duboce Triangle and the Rezoning Plan

Duboce Triangle is in a unique position: it boasts neighbors with high median incomes and enjoys wonderful access to parks, schools, hospitals, , but also has great access to transit, employment, and downtown.  This unique combination has meant that Duboce Triangle is one of the few neighborhoods which is both "High Resource" as defined by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, and has also been a focus of infill development projects over the past two decades (see maps, taken from the SF Housing Element).

As a "High Resource" neighborhood, Duboce Triangle is covered under the current rezoning plan, and it's our goal to ensure that we allow more neighbors to enjoy Duboce Triangle while ensuring that SF Planning hears the needs of current residents. New projects over the past two decades have enjoyed community input and support, with projects like The Duboce (6 stories, 87 units), 2238 Market (5 stories, 42 units) and 38 Dolores (7 stories, 81 units).

Proposed Height Changes for Duboce Triangle

As of June 2025, the below table and map shows the proposed changes to Duboce Triangle are below.  This is adapted from SF Planning's interactive map here, and reference heights are from the current zoning height & bulk district map.

Duboce Triangle Neighborhood Association and the Rezoning

Since 2023 when the first draft rezoning map was published, the DTNA Land Use Committee has hosted more than a dozen public meetings to discuss how to keep the neighborhood vibrant and livable as we grow.  Our community advocacy has made a difference: feedback from our January 2024 letter was reflected in this most recent update, with development focused on the outer edges of the Triangle and Market Street, full utilization of the Safeway lot, and a Local Density Program which should help preserve interior-block open spaces and provide us with better certainty about what actually can be built.  The letter can be seen here, and has the following key points: 

1. The rezoning of Duboce Triangle should be uniform
2. The highest height increases should be along the perimeter of Duboce Triangle, especially Market Street
3. Height Increases should take into account the effects of the State Density Bonus
4. Interior blocks should maintain the existing fine-grain scale
5. Mid-block open space is important and a usable amount of it needs to be preserved

6. Maximize the potential for development of the Safeway site

7. Eligible Historic Districts should be nominated to the California Register of Historic Places

8. The LGBTQ Cultural District boundaries should be expanded to include Duboce Triangle

9. Strong enforcement of Department of Building Inspection and Planning codes is absolutely required to make this upzoning work

10. The entire western part of San Francisco should be upzoned

We were very excited to host SF Planning Director Rich Hillis and Board of Supervisors President Raphael Mandelman at the June 10th 2025 General Meeting.  The DTNA Land Usce Committee will draft that feedback into a formal letter to be sent to SF Planning and Supervisor Mandelman the following month, in the expectation of a final update to the zoning map to be released in the Autumn.  The zoning map will then move the Board of Supervisors, which has a state-mandated deadline of adopting a final resolution before January 31, 2026.  Stay tuned for updates along the way!