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Planning Commission delays Academy of Art University master plan, asks for more detail
Summary
Facing extensive public opposition and commissioner questions about housing, enforcement and environmental review, the Planning Commission continued the Academy of Art University Institutional Master Plan (IMP) indefinitely to allow staff and AAU to reconcile the IMP with settlement and development‑agreement details.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Nov. 2 heard hours of public comment and detailed questioning about the Academy of Art University’s Institutional Master Plan, then voted unanimously to continue the matter so staff and the university can supply clearer enrollment, housing metering and ground‑floor use details.
Staff told commissioners the IMP (planning code §304.5) documents AAU’s existing properties and intended campus consolidation and that an addendum to the certified environmental impact report (EIR) and a development agreement (DA) remain to be completed. AAU counsel Corinne Quigley said the school’s enrollment has fallen from a 2011 peak and that a metering formula in the settlement ties future enrollment to new student housing. The university said it expects to meet early housing benchmarks and to add student beds by…
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