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Planning Commission asks Board to delay new Central SoMa 'Tier B' fee, approves cleanup ordinance edits
Summary
The Planning Commission forwarded a revised Central SoMa cleanup ordinance to the Board of Supervisors but urged removing a proposed $20-per-square-foot "Tier B" impact fee for smaller nonresidential projects pending further analysis; commissioners voted 6–0.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Sept. 24 voted unanimously to forward a revised "cleanup" amendment to the Central SoMa Special Use District to the Board of Supervisors while urging the Board not to adopt a proposed impact fee on smaller Tier B nonresidential projects.
Planning Department staff, led by Matt Snyder, told commissioners the draft ordinance contains about 13 clarifying edits intended to tighten lot‑coverage rules and where certain retail-for‑PDR substitutions are authorized. Aaron Star, the department’s legislative affairs manager, summarized the policy rationale: "The need is clear,"…
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