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Planning Commission backs staff changes to Prop X exemptions after heated Armory debate
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted to forward staff-recommended changes to a Prop X trailing ordinance to the Board of Supervisors after days of public testimony for and against an exemption that would ease PDR conversion rules for certain historic landmarks, including the San Francisco Armory.
After more than two hours of public testimony and debate, the San Francisco Planning Commission voted to forward a staff‑modified version of a planning code amendment tied to Proposition X, the 2016 ballot measure protecting production, distribution and repair (PDR) space. The amendment would allow a limited exemption for certain historic buildings and was debated chiefly for its potential to affect the San Francisco Armory on Fourteenth and Mission streets.
Planning staff told commissioners that the proposed amendment was designed to balance two policy goals: preserving PDR uses that voters sought to protect through Proposition X and ensuring that some large, aging landmark buildings can be made…
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