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Planning Commission approves Market & Octavia "Hub" plan, with mixed votes on code and zoning changes
Summary
After extensive public comment and deliberation, the San Francisco Planning Commission certified the Hub Plan EIR and approved a suite of implementing actions on May 21, 2020, including general plan and code amendments. Commissioners requested additional equity work and a nexus study for a proposed community facilities fee.
San Francisco’s Planning Commission voted on May 21 to certify the final environmental impact report for the Market & Octavia area plan amendment known as the “Hub” and to approve a package of implementing legislative changes that together aim to add new housing and public benefits near Van Ness, Market and Mission streets.
The commission unanimously certified the EIR after staff told commissioners the document analyzes both programmatic changes for 16 sites and project‑level work for two large developments at 30 Van Ness and 98 Franklin. Director Hillis and staff emphasized that the plan could yield thousands of housing units and substantial new affordable‑housing funding while also acknowledging “significant and unavoidable” environmental effects in categories such as cultural resources,…
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