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Planning Commission backs exemption for health services in MUO with carve‑out review for Mission corridor
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted 5-1 to recommend approval of code changes exempting health service uses—including reproductive health clinics—from use‑size caps and retail‑ratio rules in the Mixed Use Office (MUO) district, while asking staff to consider removing the change for MUO parcels west of Seventh Street along Mission.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on April 17 recommended approval of changes to the Mixed Use Office (MUO) planning code that would exempt health service uses — including reproductive health clinics — from certain retail size limits and the MUO retail ratio requirement.
The recommendation passed 5-1 after an initial motion failed 3-3. Commissioners voted to advance the legislation with staff modifications and to ask the sponsor and department to evaluate whether the proposed changes should apply to MUO‑zoned parcels west of Seventh Street along Mission.
The ordinance, introduced by Supervisor Dorsey, would remove use‑size limitations that currently can trigger conditional use authorization for retail uses over 50,000 square feet and the hard cap of 120,000 square feet for retail in MUO. Planning staff said the exemptions are intended to allow medical and other…
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