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Votes at a glance: San Francisco Planning Commission, June 14, 2018
Summary
Key Planning Commission votes: continuances for items 1–3 and 15 (unanimous); continuance of item 11 to Aug. 30 (4–3); St. Ignatius conditional use (5–0); Wanderharrow PDR/office allocation (7–0); 600 Twentieth large project (6–0); Chinatown cannabis PCA disapproved (5–2); North Beach hotel PCA approved with staff modifications (4–3).
Here are the formal actions and outcomes taken by the San Francisco Planning Commission on June 14, 2018.
- Continuances (items 1–3 and 15): Motion to continue as proposed passed unanimously (recorded as all Aye). These items were rescheduled to stated dates in the staff presentation.
- Continuance — Item 11 (412 Broadway): Separate motion to continue item 11 to August 30 passed 4–3 (Commissioners Coppell, Moore and Melgar voted No).
- Item 8 — Saint Ignatius College Preparatory (conditional use authorization to add 100 middle‑school students): Approved 5–0. Staff presented conditions and the commission approved the informational/conditional item.
- Items 9A & 9B — Wanderharrow / 1 Taharo (office allocation and conditional use authorization for PDR/office redevelopment): Approved unanimously 7–0 with amended conditions including a combined community liaison requirement and pre‑construction public meeting notices on dust and stormwater plans.
- Item 10 — 600 Twentieth Street (large project authorization for a six‑story, 21‑unit building): Approved 6–0. The project includes 21 units, three on‑site inclusionary units, ground‑floor commercial space and a transit‑first, car‑free approach.
- Item 13 — Planning Code Amendment to prohibit cannabis retail and medical dispensaries in Chinatown: Motion to disapprove passed 5–2 (Commissioners Moore and Richards voted No). The commission recorded concerns about carve‑outs and equity while noting community protections were raised in testimony.
- Item 12 — Planning Code Amendment to prohibit hotel uses in parts of North Beach / Telegraph Hill: After an initial motion failed, the commission approved a modified version of the ordinance incorporating planning staff recommendations and a boundary expansion (North side of Broadway), passing 4–3 with Commissioners Moore, Richards and Melgar voting No.
Each action was recorded in the meeting minutes and the staff will forward findings and amended conditions to the Board of Supervisors or proceed with entitlement permits as applicable.
