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Planning Commission approves Geary‑Masonic SUD and Lucky Penny project with car‑share, parapet and affordability conditions
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Nov. 30 approved a Special Use District and conditional authorizations to allow a revised Lucky Penny project at Geary and Masonic to expand to 95 units, with conditions including four dedicated car‑share spaces, agreed parapet glazing language and a staff‑recommended affordability review tied to Board action.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously Nov. 30 to approve planning code and zoning map changes and entitlements for the Lucky Penny site at Geary and Masonic, authorizing a revised Geary‑Masonic Special Use District (SUD) and the developer’s conditional use requests to enable a denser housing project. Project sponsor Supervisor Mark Farrell and the developer told the commission the SUD would allow a jump from the site’s grandfathered 21 units to a 95‑unit mixed‑use building that would include a portion of on‑site permanently affordable housing.
The project sponsor and Planning Department laid out the tradeoffs on the dais: the sponsor said the SUD‑enabled project delivers 95 units with an 18% on‑site affordable requirement under the sponsor’s SUD language (about 17 units), while Planning staff recommended the Board of Supervisors consider higher on‑site inclusionary rates (the department proposed raising rental on‑site…
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