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Commission approves car-rental use at Fairmont Hotel storefront on Powell Street after debate over vacancy and corner character
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 6–1 to allow an automotive rental use (Sixth) in a long-vacant retail space at 815 Powell Street, finding activation of a key storefront preferable to prolonged vacancy despite concerns about the iconic corner and potential alternatives such as subdividing the space.
The Planning Commission voted 6–1 on Sept. 7 to approve a conditional use authorization allowing an automotive rental operation, proposed by Sixth, to occupy a vacant ground-floor retail space at 815 Powell Street, adjacent to the Fairmont Hotel. Planning staff recommended approval, saying the use would activate a vacant storefront, increase employment opportunities and serve hotel guests; staff noted two recent public comments expressing safety and parking concerns.
Dakota Speicher of the Planning Department described the project as a roughly…
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