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Planning Commission backs removing numeric limits on eating/drinking uses from general plan, keeps calculations in code
Summary
The commission recommended removing fixed numeric percentages for eating‑and‑drinking establishments from the Commerce & Industry element and relying on the planning code for specific calculations; commissioners voted 6–1 to approve staff's amended language after debate over 'should not be permitted' wording.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Dec. 1 recommended amendments to the Commerce & Industry element of the general plan that remove specific numeric caps on eating and drinking establishments from the general plan and keep the precise concentration calculations in the planning code.
Aaron Starr of the Planning Department told commissioners the change is intended to clarify the roles of the general plan (policy statements) and the planning code…
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