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Planning Commission approves Polk Street code changes to allow Buy Right expansion and larger neighborhood groceries
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission unanimously approved an ordinance to permit larger general grocery stores and limited storefront mergers in Polk Street neighborhood commercial district, including a staff recommendation to principally permit groceries up to 5,000 sq ft. The changes aim to help legacy grocers expand; commissioners retained formula‑retail protections.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Dec. 1 voted unanimously to approve a Planning Code amendment intended to let neighborhood groceries expand and to simplify storefront mergers in Polk Street’s neighborhood commercial district. Veronica Flores of the Planning Department told commissioners the ordinance—introduced by Supervisor Aaron Peskin—would allow replacement of a legacy general grocery with a general grocery larger than the current 4,000‑square‑foot limit and would remove a conditional‑use requirement in narrowly defined circumstances if an expansion occurs into an adjacent building on the same lot.
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