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Planning commission initiates Potrero Power Station general‑plan amendments after sponsor outlines 30% affordable housing
Summary
Planning staff and the project sponsor presented a 29‑acre mixed‑use Potrero Power Station redevelopment; the commission voted to initiate general‑plan amendments and a hearing was set to consider amendments and approvals in October. The sponsor highlighted 30% below‑market units (no public subsidy), preservation of Station A, open space and workforce commitments.
San Francisco Planning Department staff and the private project sponsor presented the Potrero Power Station redevelopment and asked the Planning Commission to initiate general‑plan amendments to allow the project to proceed. The commission voted to schedule a public hearing to consider the amendments on or after Oct. 10, 2019.
The presentation described a 29‑acre mixed‑use plan on the central waterfront south of Pier 70. John Francis, senior planner and project introducer, said staff recommends amending the Central Waterfront and related plan elements to align the general plan with the proposed project and associated new community resources. John Lau of the Office of Economic and Workforce Development told the commission the proposal is being advanced as a development agreement project so the city can “memorialize… the public benefits package” in contract form.
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