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Commission approves change of use at Outer Richmond property despite concerns about loss of residential care capacity
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use authorization to convert 80130 Eighth Avenue from a (former) residential care facility to private residential use, 4–3; commissioners split over the broader policy question of preserving small residential care facilities as an interim zoning matter.
On March 11 the Planning Commission voted 4–3 to allow a change of use at 80130 Eighth Avenue (Outer Richmond) from a former residential care facility to private residential use. The vote followed a policy discussion about the diminishing stock of small residential care facilities in the city and pending interim legislation requiring conditional use review for conversions.
Gretel Gunther of the Planning Department presented the staff recommendation for approval with conditions and suggested the property’s Ground Floor could technically support a second dwelling unit in this RH2 zone. The building had operated as a…
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