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Planning Commission unanimously reauthorizes PDR cross‑subsidy tool to preserve industrial space

San Francisco Planning Commission · May 3, 2018
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Summary

The Planning Commission voted 4–0 to make permanent a program that allows non‑residential cross‑subsidy to create production, distribution and repair (PDR) space, citing 150 Hooper as an example of the tool’s success. Industry and workforce development officials urged continuation to keep manufacturing in San Francisco.

The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously on May 3 to reauthorize Planning Code section 210.3(c), a cross‑subsidy tool designed to make new production, distribution and repair (PDR) space financially feasible.

The Office of Economic and Workforce Development’s PDR sector manager, Susan Ma, told commissioners the program helps keep San Francisco’s economy diverse and creates jobs. She cited PlaceMade and the nearly completed 150 Hooper project — roughly 50,000 square feet of below‑market manufacturing…

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