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Planning Commission approves nonprofit arts‑education special use district for former SFAI campus
Summary
The Planning Commission unanimously approved an ordinance to create a nonprofit arts‑education Special Use District at 800 Chestnut, the former San Francisco Art Institute site, preserving historic features and allowing non‑accredited post‑secondary arts instruction. Supporters said the move protects the Diego Rivera fresco and sustains arts programming.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Nov. 9 approved an ordinance to create a nonprofit arts‑education Special Use District (SUD) at 800 Chestnut, the former San Francisco Art Institute campus, after staff described the proposal and members of the public urged preservation and continued arts education on the site.
Planning Department staff said the SUD, introduced by Supervisor Aaron Peskin, would allow nonprofit arts educational institutional uses without requiring Western Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation, while leaving the site’s historic protections…
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