Action 2-4 · HL

By 2027, in accordance with the State Fire Marshall's findings, advance efforts to reform local building code to allow for single staircases in multi-family buildings which will improve housing feasibility and encourage infill development.

Timing: By 2027
Lead department: SF Planning Department
Strategy: Improve the financial feasibility of housing construction to meet RHNA goals, particularly housing affordable to low-and moderate-income households.
In the plan: Page 68 of the published PDF

Implementation status

Departments report status each January through the City's monitoring, evaluation, and reporting cycle. The first report on the 2026 plan covers calendar year 2026. Status, milestones, and notes will appear here.

Racial and Social Equity ReviewWhat the equity review said about this strategy

Equity impacts

It is necessary to encourage development in EJ communities that serves their diverse needs. Making housing development more affordable should also prioritize the needs and input of EJ communities. Reducing housing development costs could encourage development of low to moderate income housing and indirectly support workforce development.

Recommendations

If feasible, write in training and development of the construction-related workforce, through union apprenticeships, first-source hiring requirements, or other programs to support and strengthen strategy.
Consider an action that directly focuses on supporting low and moderate-income housing development, and/or mixed-income development.
Also consider what actions can directly target encouraging housing in EJ communities that serves multi-income levels.
Ensure that there are proper avenues to solicit the community's input and ways to incorporate and protect the interests and needs of those communities.

Not traceable in the final text. No workforce or EJ-specific language appears in final HL-2 actions.

Source: 2026 Climate Action Plan, Appendix C. Adoption status is our reading of the final text, pending SFE confirmation.