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Commission narrows C3R rules, agrees to conditional path for some third‑floor conversions

San Francisco Planning Commission · October 18, 2018
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Summary

After extensive testimony from property owners, retailers and the BID, the Planning Commission approved permanent C3R controls for Union Square while adding a conditional-use path for third‑floor office conversions and grandfathering pending applications.

The Planning Commission on Oct. 18 moved to adopt permanent zoning changes for the Downtown C3R district that limit large-scale non-retail conversions of upper floors while allowing smaller, publicly accessible professional and retail-service uses on the second and third floors.

Staff and Supervisor Peskin’s office framed the package as a data-driven effort: a field survey…

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