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Planning Commission approves temporary extension for nonconforming SoMa parking lots to avoid blight and allow transition
Summary
The commission approved an ordinance allowing at least eight nonconforming parking lots in the Central SoMa CMUO and MUR districts to continue operating through Dec. 31, 2026, with an option to apply for a five-year temporary conditional use authorization thereafter.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on March 6, 2025 voted unanimously to recommend an ordinance that would allow nonconforming public parking lots in the Central SoMa mixed-use CMUO and MUR districts to continue operating through December 31, 2026, and to create a pathway for qualified parking lots to apply for a five-year conditional use authorization (CUA) after that date.
Why it matters: Staff and the sponsor said the 1985 downtown plan contains a little-known amortization clause that, if enforced now, would force a number of currently operating parking lots to shut immediately. The proposed…
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