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Planning Commission: key votes and outcomes from the April 4 hearing
Summary
At its April 4 meeting the Planning Commission approved several projects (including 1001 Van Ness assisted living and 2166 Market private club) and continued others (notably 344 Fourteenth). The commission also set conditions on uses such as outdoor patios and directed additional outreach on complex items.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on April 4 voted on a number of agenda items. Below are the principal outcomes and immediate next steps.
Approved with conditions
- 1001 Van Ness Avenue (case filed as 2018-131413CUA): The commission approved a 13-story assisted-living facility with approximately 247 assisted-living units, ground-floor retail and supportive services. The sponsor (ORIX Partners / Atria) committed to community outreach and a funding contribution to Open House (an LGBTQ senior services nonprofit). Vote: unanimous (6-0). (See staff presentation and sponsor remarks; community letters of support were entered.)
- 2166 Market Street, The Academy (case 2018-15071 CUA): Planning staff recommended approval of a membership-based social club and legalization of an existing outdoor activity area. The commission approved the conditional use authorization with conditions: outdoor patio to close by 10 p.m. nightly, no amplified music on the patio (limited exceptions for large city-sanctioned events such as New Year's and specified festival days), a community contact/liaison, and a six-month report-back on neighborhood impacts. Vote: unanimous (6-0).
- Miscellaneous conditional-use items: A series of retail/professional and amusement-arcade uses and conversions across SoMa and other districts that met code were approved with the standard conditions described in staff reports.
Continued or deferred items
- 344 Fourteenth / 1463 Stevenson (large project authorization): After extended public testimony and technical objections related to affordable housing depth, PDR-space affordability and geotechnical/infrastructure concerns, the commission continued the matter to June 6 to allow the sponsor to return with more detailed PDR business plans, a schedule and financing explanation for dedicated affordable parcels (where relevant), and technical mitigations for groundwater/sewer and traffic/bike interactions. Motion to continue passed unanimously.
Other actions
- Consent-calander and procedural votes: the commission adopted standard consent items and minutes for prior meetings, handled several continuance requests for specific case numbers, and accepted staff briefings on procedural matters.
What the commission asked for next
Staff and the commission requested more detailed timelines and financing information on delivery of affordable units for any projects that rely on land dedications; for contentious developer proposals staff was asked to supply further technical analysis (geotechnical, sewer/drainage and traffic) and to summarize community outreach steps taken between hearings.
The commission also requested a short, follow-up informational briefing from the Office of Cannabis and Planning staff on the cumulative extent of cultivation conversions in PDR districts (to inform future conditional-use reviews).
