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Western SoMa task force presents community plan, urges noise mitigation and preservation of entertainment uses
Summary
The Western SoMa Citizens Planning Task Force presented a draft community plan that would guide zoning and development in South of Market, prioritizing housing north of Harrison and preserving entertainment uses south of Harrison while requiring new development to conduct sound studies and mitigate existing noise.
The Western SoMa Citizens Planning Task Force presented its community plan to the Entertainment Commission on Dec. 13, 2011, outlining zoning changes intended to balance new housing with existing nightlife and arts uses. The presenter described a strategy that encourages residential growth north of Harrison Street while preserving space for entertainment, arts and light industry south of Harrison.
The task force said it identified more than a dozen large development sites and proposed residential enclave districts north of Harrison and a service/arts/light-industrial “Sally” district south of Harrison where new housing would be restricted. The plan would allow existing entertainment uses to retain nonconforming status tied to the property so…
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