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Planning Commission approves conditional‑use authorization for school at 1950 Page Street with traffic conditions
Summary
The commission approved a conditional‑use authorization for a school at 1950 Page Street after the sponsor revised shared/group housing into six studio units and staff added pick‑up/drop‑off and monitoring conditions; neighbors raised traffic and outreach concerns but the motion passed unanimously 5–0.
The San Francisco Planning Commission approved a conditional‑use authorization for a school at 1950 Page Street on Oct. 22 after the project sponsor reconfigured proposed group housing into six studio units and staff added transportation and monitoring conditions.
Planning staff summarized the changes requested since an Oct. 8 continuance, noting additional conditions drafted to address pick‑up and drop‑off activities (Attachment A) and that the sponsor proposed converting seven group housing units into six studio units with full kitchens and bathrooms. Planner Larry Badner, representing the Institute for the Arts, said the conversion reduced communal space and eliminated one unit while providing more private, independent living quarters.
Neighbors who live across from the site told commissioners they feared increased street congestion and said outreach felt rushed. Carl Russo, who lives at 1965 Page Street, questioned the sponsor's enrollment projection and said the commission had not received a professional enrollment study: “They currently say that there are 43,” he said, and challenged the projection that the school would grow to 250 students.
Commissioners said the revised studios and proposed traffic mitigation made approval appropriate. Commissioner Diamond said she would be prepared to approve subject to the six additional staff conditions included in the packet; Commissioner Moore and others supported a one‑year informational report back to the commission to review implementation and neighborhood impacts.
The commission moved to approve the project as amended and recognize the changes to the findings and motion language; the measure passed unanimously 5–0.
