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Commission recommends easing formula-retail rules on Van Ness to address high vacancies, with staff changes and a 12‑month review
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 7-0 to recommend permitting formula retail principally along Van Ness Avenue between Broadway and Redwood, accepting staff modifications (including extending coverage to RC3 parcels and an exception for operator changes) and asking for a 12‑month report back.
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of an ordinance that would allow formula retail uses to be principally permitted (rather than conditionally permitted) on parcels with frontage on Van Ness Avenue between Broadway and Redwood Street, a corridor staff told commissioners has an estimated ground-floor commercial vacancy rate in excess of 50 percent.
Supervisor Cheryl’s office presented the measure as a response to prolonged vacancies along Van Ness, noting the corridor historically hosted department stores and auto…
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