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Planning Commission approves removal of 200-foot Western SoMa buffer for nighttime entertainment

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The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend a planning‑code amendment that would remove a 200‑foot buffer in the Western SoMa Special Use District that has restricted nighttime entertainment uses near residential enclaves.

The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend a planning‑code amendment that would remove a 200‑foot buffer in the Western SoMa Special Use District that has restricted nighttime entertainment uses near residential enclaves.

The proposal, sponsored in part by Supervisor Matt Dorsey’s office, would principally permit nighttime and general entertainment on an identified parcel at 655 Folsom Street and eliminate the overlay buffer that extended 200 feet from RED/REDMX residential enclave zones. Madison Tam, a representative of Supervisor Dorsey, told the commission the change “promotes…

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