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Commission approves 220 San Jose addition, denies 2758 Third Street over tenant‑displacement concerns
Summary
The commission approved the discretionary review and modified design for a rear addition at 220 San Jose Avenue, but denied a larger renovation at 2758 Third Street after testimony that the project would likely displace long‑term tenants and lacked relocation plans.
The Planning Commission took two public‑initiated discretionary review items on Oct. 17 with opposite outcomes.
At 220 San Jose Avenue, staff found the proposed two‑story rear addition generally compatible if the sponsor adopted a 5‑foot northern setback and removed a 4‑foot pop‑out. After testimony from neighbors and the owner, and technical review confirming the building is a single‑family dwelling in city records, the commission voted unanimously to take the discretionary review and approve the project with staff modifications.
Separately, the commission considered a renovation at 2758 Third Street that would substantially enlarge two small units and raised serious tenant‑displacement concerns. Tenants and the Tenderloin Housing Clinic testified that long‑term residents — including elderly tenants who have lived at the property for decades — had not been given relocation plans and that notices of termination had been filed. Staff flagged the nearly doubled unit sizes and the likelihood that the work would reduce affordability. Commissioners said the lack of a plan to house or accommodate existing tenants during and after construction constituted an extraordinary circumstance warranting denial in the public interest. The commission voted unanimously to take discretionary review and disapprove the permit application, citing community stabilization and tenant‑protection grounds.
