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Commission backs zoning change to let neighborhood-serving nonprofits seek larger space in Castro
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended approval of an ordinance permitting neighborhood-serving nonprofit institutions to apply for conditional-use authorization for spaces over 4,000 sq ft in the Castro NCD — framed to allow the San Francisco AIDS Foundation to consolidate services. The recommendation was unanimous, after testimony both for the AIDS Foundation and from opponents concerned about spot zoning.
The commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of an ordinance that would allow neighborhood-serving nonprofit institutions to request conditional-use authorization for uses larger than the 4,000-square-foot base limit in the Castro Neighborhood Commercial District. Planning staff described the change as narrowly tailored: the additional allowance would apply only to nonprofits that meet the definition of "other…
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