Zoning Improvement Program for Housing (ZIP)
Summary
The city is rewriting its residential and mixed-use zoning to add housing capacity, modernize objective standards, and add anti-displacement tools. Commissioners leaned toward concentrating growth on commercial corridors, excluding very high fire hazard zones, and protecting rent-stabilized units. This shapes what can be built on your block for decades.
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Last discussed Jul 16, 2026.
Impact analysis
A potential local bonus could capture value from developers to fund anti-displacement programs; upzoning could add significant infrastructure costs citywide.
Future renters and homeowners gain housing options; renters in protected units gain stronger anti-displacement defenses.
Homeowners and tenants in low-rise neighborhoods worry about upzoning next door, displacement of RSO duplex tenants, and strains on aging water and street infrastructure.
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