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Planning commission narrows SUD expansion, approves two staff modifications 4–3
Summary
The Planning Commission approved an expansion of the Central Neighborhoods large-residence Special Use District with two staff-recommended modifications—excluding accessory garages from gross floor area and excluding shared spaces from unit GFA—but rejected the staff incentive that would allow a unit up to 4,000 sq ft in exchange for adding an 800‑sq‑ft unit. The vote was 4–3.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Aug. 1 narrowly adopted a recommendation to expand the Central Neighborhoods large-residence special use district (SUD) and implement two of the planning department’s three proposed changes, voting 4–3.
The ordinance before the commission would extend the SUD’s controls—originally crafted to curb so-called “monster homes”—to additional neighborhoods including Cole Valley and would delete the separate Corona Heights SUD so the Central Neighborhoods SUD uniformly covers the area. Calvin Ho, a legislative aide to Supervisor Mandelmann, told the commission: "This expansion will discourage the construction of new monster homes in Cole Valley."…
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