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Planning commission advances ordinance to allow Trader Joe’s at 555 Fulton with conditions
Summary
The commission approved a special-use district to allow a formula retail grocery at 555 Fulton Avenue, moving the site toward a conditional-use review that would require affordability information, community engagement, and staff-recommended modifications. The vote was unanimous.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Oct. 17 approved an ordinance to create a Fulton Street Grocery Special Use District (SUD) that would allow a formula retail grocery at 555 Fulton by conditional-use authorization.
Shakira Simley, legislative aide to Supervisor Brown, told commissioners the ordinance is designed to bring a full-service, affordable grocery to the Western Addition and Hayes Valley and said, “Now there’s finally light at the end of the tunnel. We have an interested tenant, Trader Joe’s. They do have a signed lease at the space. However, this…
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