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Planning Commission sets 20% cap for formula‑retail concentration in Upper Market
Summary
The commission adopted a policy using a 300‑foot buffer and frontage calculations to recommend disapproval of formula‑retail conditional‑use applications when concentration in the Upper Market corridor reaches 20% or higher, extending the geography from Octavia to Castro.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on April 11 adopted a policy that sets a 20% maximum threshold for formula‑retail concentration in the Upper Market corridor and directs staff to recommend disapproval of formula‑retail conditional‑use applications that would meet or exceed that threshold.
Planning Department staff explained that the method calculates the percentage of formula‑retail frontage within a 300‑foot buffer around a subject…
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