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Planning Commission backs Central SoMa code changes with conditions to protect community benefits
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval of a mayor‑sponsored package to remove mandatory office allocations on large Central SoMa sites while asking staff to preserve site‑specific community benefits and cap state bonus‑driven heights at 600 feet; the motion passed unanimously, 7–0.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Nov. 7 recommended approval of a package of General Plan and planning‑code amendments that would remove minimum nonresidential (office) allocations for several large key sites in Central South of Market (Central SoMa), while directing staff to pursue measures to preserve site‑specific community benefits and to limit projects using state density bonuses from exceeding 600 feet in Central SoMa.
Audrey Maloney of the Planning Department summarized the staff proposal, saying the rules were designed to reflect changed market realities: “At the time these policies were adopted, Central SoMa was identified as a neighborhood with substantial opportunity to increase density,” Maloney said, but “approximately 5,000,000 square feet of office space has been entitled across our key sites in Central SoMa.…
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