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Supervisors advance planning-code amendments to expand self‑storage uses in PDR‑2, continue item to April 7
Summary
The Land Use and Transportation Committee approved amendments to a planning-code ordinance that broaden criteria for self‑storage in PDR‑2 zoning and extended the item to the committee’s April 7 meeting; a Teamsters representative spoke in support.
The Land Use and Transportation Committee of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted March 24 to amend a planning-code ordinance that expands allowable self‑storage uses in PDR‑2 (Production, Distribution and Repair) zoning districts and to continue the item to the committee’s April 7 meeting for further consideration and finalization.
The ordinance, as described on the record by a planning department official, removes references to the building code from the long title, deletes a requirement that the clerk forward the ordinance to the California Department of Housing and Community Development upon final passage, and adds language expanding criteria for certain self‑storage units in PDR‑2 districts. The planning department official said the changes also extend the sunset date for such uses and add a new Section 210.3 establishing PDR district controls.
The amendments approved by the committee add a provision that "no less than 50% of the parcel area consists of ground floor institutional, community use, arts activity or any other uses allowed in PDR‑2 zoning districts, including parcel delivery service and fleet charging," remove several uses listed in earlier drafts (including industrial, agricultural and automotive repair references), and include other clerical renumbering and legislative-history edits. The planning commission recommended additional amendments that were not prepared in time for the committee; the planning department said the city attorney will prepare those for future consideration.
Mark Gleeson of Teamsters Local 665 and Joint Council 7 spoke at public comment in support of the amendment that would enable 2270 McKinnon to become a self‑storage site. Gleeson said the union is signatory to the project labor agreement for construction of the site and expressed hope the change would provide employment for trade-union members as the project proceeds.
Vice Chair Supervisor Cheyenne Chen moved to adopt the ordinance amendments as presented; the committee recorded three ayes and the motion passed. Chen then moved to continue the amended ordinance to the committee meeting on April 7, 2025; that motion also passed by a 3‑0 vote. Committee Chair Supervisor Mirna Melgar presided over the session. Aaron Starr of the Planning Department summarized the amendments on the record and noted the planning commission’s earlier review (the commission heard the ordinance on Sept. 19, 2024).
The committee clerk said items acted on at this meeting are expected to appear on the full Board of Supervisors agenda of April 8, 2025, unless otherwise noted. No other public speakers addressed the item during the public‑comment period.
The committee took no final ordinance adoption at the March 24 session; the action was to amend and continue the ordinance for further committee consideration on April 7, 2025.
