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Planning Department staffer Lizzie Mow recommended denial after summarizing enforcement history and neighborhood letters. The staff report noted a planning code enforcement case and city attorney task-force inspection that found the tobacco-paraphernalia use was not authorized; it also cited letters from the Mid-Market Business Association, the Mid-Market Community Benefit District, and the Tenderloin Housing Clinic describing concerns about drug use and loitering at the property. Staff told the commission the site had a history of SFPD calls for service and Department of Public Health violations.

The business owner, Farhad Nabi, told the commission he had operated at the location for 16 years and said tobacco-paraphernalia sales represent a small share of his business — “It's like 5% of my business” — and that he had not been approached directly by community groups before enforcement actions. A representative of the Tenderloin Housing Clinic told the commission the organization had met with the owner previously and supported the staff recommendation of denial, citing ongoing loitering and drug-dealing concerns in the area.

Commissioners discussed the challenging neighborhood context and the importance of sidewalk maintenance and community cooperation. Several commissioners encouraged the owner to work with neighborhood organizations and business groups. After deliberation the commission adopted a motion to deny the conditional use authorization; the roll-call vote was unanimous.

Action: motion to deny conditional use authorization for tobacco-paraphernalia sales at 1135 Market Street — passed unanimously.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of San Francisco - Video Open Video Only in Windows Media Player","oneSentenceSummary","The commission voted unanimously to deny a conditional use authorization to legalize tobacco-paraphernalia sales at 1135 Market St., citing documented neighborhood public-safety and nuisance concerns in the record.","taxTitle","San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California","taxId",5751,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6470898,"Planning Commission finds ODC expansion’s new shadow would not be adverse to nearby park",896,1750490,2646820,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778808-b467ff0ae60ac1e67ca9132f413e7f3e&start=1750&end=2646","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5778808-b467ff0ae60ac1e67ca9132f413e7f3e/thumbnail_1750490.jpg","/articles/6470898/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/Planning-Commission-finds-ODC-expansions-new-shadow-would-not-be-adverse-to-nearby-park","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470898-29ac8c757df51c1c7ed8a77cfbb5dfd7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771115136&Signature=Nij2MqmPs-zh~TzN91ZEvAGodxWGljOKK38gwfuq8IcXC1EP3eXc3sFr51mnq5BYjk6AAh2aq7~gq6LiOTK~r6Ovt7tUjmo7yU7Qzdk6mNJlviRgpsJsJIkpnQPzkCx62V7hawRtarXblXFBYV~~cLBzSendz0kg1QQh5NlUhE6gDoZIO~eqlvFDqnzP2kFhEXsL4RnnYbXOAd2fHDEzwZYT7pXr7pSfz2lNenj-KvvkkpYBVFAiEznEYY63GIw-zHpEccESPAiNmn-pxBr4loJmjTm~XDQP40zE7orH0t1OmyS-8XVSffalhyNOhlXT6BUY4zubmRmu3BqHxDbemg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On Sept. 18, 2025, the San Francisco Planning Commission voted to adopt shadow findings for a proposed expansion of ODC’s theater campus at 3153 and 3175 17th Street, concluding the project’s net new shadow would not be adverse to nearby Incheon Cajal Park (formerly Seventeenth and Folsom Street Park).

Planning staff presented a shadow study showing the project’s 5,684-square-foot vertical addition would add 139,455 square-foot hours of new shading to the park — an increase of 0.12% that would raise the park’s shadow load from 5.2% to approximately 5.3% of theoretical annual available sunlight. Staff described the impact as “subtle,” noting new shadow would primarily occur late in the afternoon on dates from Oct. 12 through Feb. 28 and would affect portions of the southwest corner and central lawn; the affected area would average about 2,000 square feet, roughly 7% of the park.

The project sponsor, Garth Grimble, chief of staff at ODC, and Peter Pfau, the project architect, described the campus expansion as creating studio spaces, interior connections between buildings and a new top-floor performance space they call the Sky Studio. Planning staff told the commission that the Recreation and Park Commission held a public hearing and adopted a resolution recommending a finding that the shadows would not be adverse to park use.

Commissioners who spoke noted the shadow would fall primarily on circulation and would occur at times that are less crucial for park use. Vice President Moore said she had “full support” for the finding and described the impact as limited. After discussion, the commission adopted the shadow findings by unanimous roll-call vote.

Action: motion to adopt findings that net new shadow would not be adverse to Incheon Cajal Park — passed unanimously.","The commission adopted findings that the proposed vertical addition at 3175 17th Street would cast minimal new shadow on the adjacent park and would not be adverse to its use, based on a shadow study and Recreation and Parks Commission recommendation.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6470903,"Planning Commission recommends allowing outdoor hand car washes at gas stations; staff urges citywide expansion",697,1051840,1749000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778808-b467ff0ae60ac1e67ca9132f413e7f3e&start=1051&end=1749","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5778808-b467ff0ae60ac1e67ca9132f413e7f3e/thumbnail_1051840.jpg","/articles/6470903/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/Planning-Commission-recommends-allowing-outdoor-hand-car-washes-at-gas-stations-staff-urges-citywide-expansion","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470903-1206b802530f409e11d2d5564ff4f954/orig.mp4?Expires=1771115136&Signature=K8UsnTuR5SPxbO8i8tOFaxI49jz71Svd1-BPqSDw0CdbSdUSfXFxK775R~tRSAQWfQgDHu1ie6XjhyWSjgUfbq-ScsZjWPQ1e0BWrUSpGh2TF-clCSIDkJ8ubP6btsgFI9nkmXXJXAA1klwh9~h~--Q7QtDEhzNlziWXFrGYGVU0Lk3tK~cYQXTZQkRV~7YqYJoIMJe0hqvth4MWmFguD3RzBfNq6kQCXwXFQF2xXQmtcXxEEW4UJsPo3Bn87NdY8AbZlxdFYdXdOR1-a5x63AvqOpHyGDnkZzKzIb~GDAjaBzAv7cSESZkcmi68GLcxmBOTrB83dZC~eE0YmTbEEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The San Francisco Planning Commission recommended approval Sept. 18, 2025, of a planning code amendment to allow outdoor hand car washes, vacuuming and detailing as an accessory use to automotive service stations. Planning Department staff recommended modifying the draft ordinance so the change would apply citywide and not be limited to a single business or to the Geary Boulevard neighborhood commercial district.

Planning Department staffer Lisa Gluckstein said the proposal would “allow outdoor hand washing, vacuuming, and detailing of automobiles as an accessory use at an automotive service station” and that the department recommended two changes: remove the requirement that the hand-wash use be in existence on the ordinance’s effective date and expand the change citywide rather than limit it to the Geary NCD.

Angeline Yoo, staff with Supervisor Connie Chan’s office, supported the item and said the amendment “is responsive to small business needs” and would keep a neighborhood-serving service accessible to residents. Several commissioners asked about environmental protections; Commissioner McGarry raised concerns about chemical discharge and whether the site had filtration, saying, “I would question the discharge of chemicals being used into the city system.” Gluckstein and Yoo confirmed the use is separately regulated by a San Francisco Public Utilities Commission mobile-washer permit that sets cleaning-product and discharge limits.

Under the ordinance as drafted, hand-washing would have been limited to businesses already operating on the effective date and to a five-parking-space maximum per gas-station site; staff advised removing the existing-business limitation and applying the accessory-use allowance citywide to let other existing or future hand-wash businesses operate where appropriate. The staff report also notes that hand-wash operations remain subject to SFPUC mobile-washer permit requirements to regulate discharges into the city’s sewer and stormwater systems.

Commission discussion touched on continuing operation while businesses pursue permits: staff said the department typically allows businesses to operate while they pursue corrective or compliance paths. After deliberation the commission voted to recommend approval with the Planning Department’s proposed modifications. The motion passed unanimously on a roll-call vote.

Votes and action: motion to recommend approval with staff modifications passed (unanimous).","The commission recommended approval of a planning code amendment to allow outdoor hand car washing, vacuuming and detailing as an accessory use to automotive service stations, with staff advising citywide application and SFPUC mobile-washer permitting to address wastewater.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6470908,"Planning Commission continuances, consent items and minutes approved; several routine votes pass unanimously",167,8640,176320,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5778808-b467ff0ae60ac1e67ca9132f413e7f3e&start=8&end=176","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5778808-b467ff0ae60ac1e67ca9132f413e7f3e/thumbnail_8640.jpg","/articles/6470908/San-Francisco-City/San-Francisco-County/California/Planning-Commission-continuances-consent-items-and-minutes-approved-several-routine-votes-pass-unanimously","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6470908-7c1c31e0649aafe5425188d8c0337f0f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771115136&Signature=GphFIH53TrXrMu2HF2bSb1uQRxYuSw3giIGrGO6NhB1pwKXlEr2nJO5W2lw3GNPclwFySU10bIlA39EuV6-KCuew1QCcp4J335Q6Z2ict5YUYfm1rVJ0~XFMY9TrYugYwhtFWQDtGGWD1D7I-5p0P6dJ7QrOVk8Yp4~5FjyYXKEi1jFBV498MtqkXm5wUd-rGX6TRWPGXoeJPKVsmKLl~auP1dbZbIPW1AmB3M1R7T6BckcglF~njaM11~mGBqGUDv9QvR14S7y7~O8W2VngN1rZH9wOH2FLqCOjR9RvsHI0KBzp3t8zWs~-u4QamBjySVxaXU3Imfj0JDwrZOXXOw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The San Francisco Planning Commission met Sept. 18, 2025, and approved a set of routine procedural items including continuances, consent calendar items and minutes by unanimous roll-call votes.

Commissioners voted to continue two items: case number 2025-006246 (planning code amendments related to family dwelling unit definitions) to Oct. 2, 2025, and case number 2025-005989 (North Beach MAP consolidating special use and neighborhood commercial districts) for one week to Sept. 25, 2025. The commission then approved the consent calendar, which included several conditional use authorizations and initiation of a code corrections ordinance for scheduling adoption on or after Oct. 8, 2025. The panel also adopted draft minutes for its July 31, 2025 meeting.

The motions on continuances and the consent calendar passed on unanimous roll calls. The chair announced each vote as passing unanimously; roll-call readouts recorded ayes from the attending commissioners. No members of the public asked to pull consent items for separate consideration during the hearing.

These procedural approvals set the calendar and allowed the commission to move to its regular agenda.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to continue case 2025-006246 (PCA: family dwelling unit definitions): continued to Oct. 2, 2025 (unanimous).
- Motion to continue case 2025-005989 (North Beach MAP / zoning consolidation): continued to Sept. 25, 2025 (unanimous).
- Consent calendar (items 2–6 and initiation of the code corrections ordinance): approved (unanimous).
- Adoption of draft minutes for 07/31/2025: approved (unanimous).

Meeting adjourned after the final agenda item.","At its Sept. 18, 2025 hearing the San Francisco Planning Commission voted to continue two items, approved its consent calendar and adopted minutes and other routine actions by unanimous votes.","actionData","errors"]

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Planning Commission continuances, consent items and minutes approved; several routine votes pass unanimously