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Planning Commission recommends removing life-science special-use district, adds grandfathering for projects with applications on file

San Francisco Planning Commission · July 22, 2021
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Summary

The commission backed a planning-code amendment to eliminate the life science and medical special-use district and remove the Industrial Protection Zone exemption, while adding a grandfathering clause to protect projects with active applications as of the hearing date.

The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend changes to the city's zoning code that would eliminate the life science and medical special-use district and remove the Industrial Protection Zone (IPZ) special provisions that exempt certain uses from underlying UMU and PDR rules. The amendment, introduced by staff and sponsored by Supervisor Walton, would substitute underlying UMU and PDR controls for the SUD's current exemptions.

Planning Department staff told…

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