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Planning Commission backs supervisor’s ‘domicity’ corner‑lot proposal with height, zoning changes
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 5–1 on Oct. 26 to recommend Supervisor ‘and guardio’s’ Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District amendments, adding RM1 zoning and reducing the proposed corner‑lot height limit from 65 to 55 feet while removing a staff proposal to permit group‑housing under the corner‑lot path.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Oct. 26 recommended changes to a supervisor‑sponsored zoning amendment, endorsing a version of the Family Housing Opportunity Special Use District known in testimony as “Domicity,” a policy that would allow taller, denser corner‑lot housing intended to increase family and senior options on the city’s West Side.
Supervisor and Guardio introduced the amendments and said the proposal would allow up to six units on a corner lot (with larger counts for two‑ and three‑lot mergers) and create a corner‑anchor building type intended to enable elevators, ground‑floor amenities and smaller unit sizes to reduce construction costs. Veronica Flores of the Planning Department outlined technical staff recommendations and flagged…
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