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Planning commission initiates Central SoMa general-plan amendment to ease commercial requirements
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to initiate general-plan amendments and schedule hearings on or after Oct. 9 to remove or relax commercial development requirements in Central SoMa and the Transit Center District, a move aimed at allowing more housing downtown and aligning with Mayor Breed’s downtown recovery package.
The San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously voted Sept. 19 to initiate general-plan amendments that would reduce or remove commercial (nonresidential) development mandates in Central SoMa and the Transit Center District. Staff said the change would allow increased residential development on large downtown parcels and support a mayoral ordinance aimed at downtown economic recovery and meeting housing goals.
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