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Commission approves Van Ness temple rebuild and targeted planning-code exemption with conditions to bar short‑term rentals
Summary
After extensive testimony for and against, the Planning Commission approved a planning‑code amendment, CUA and variance to allow reconstruction of the Sanbao (ABCS/Sunpro) temple at 1750 Van Ness Avenue, added conditions to forbid renting the temple’s proposed dormitory as short‑term or hotel use, and required a dormitory‑use condition vetted by the City Attorney.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a package of actions (planning‑code amendment, conditional use authorization and variance) to allow reconstruction and expansion of a longstanding Buddhist cultural society at 1750 Van Ness Avenue. Staff framed the proposal as an institutional project that would replace an outdated one‑story temple, retain a community institution on the site and add programming; the proposal requires an exemption from the Van Ness Special Use District’s 3:1 residential/nonresidential ratio, a curb‑cut retention on Clay…
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