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Planning Commission hears final informational briefing on Western SoMa plan as property owners press for grandfathering
Summary
Planning Department staff held the last informational hearing on the Western SoMa area plan ahead of next week’s adoption hearing. Property owners and architects urged protecting historic‑use controls and asked the commission to consider grandfathering or pipeline provisions for projects with long‑pending permits, notably a 34350 Eleventh Street pipeline project.
Corey Teague, senior planner with the San Francisco Planning Department, told the Planning Commission on Nov. 29 that this session was the final scheduled informational hearing on the Western SoMa area plan before the adoption hearing next week and that no new plan materials were available for review. Teague outlined a short list of unresolved topics staff wanted the commission to revisit, including zoning options for the Eleventh Street corridor, the treatment of historic‑use controls for Article 10/11 buildings, and overlap issues with the separate Central Corridor planning process.
Property owners and project representatives used the public comment period to press for protections they say are necessary to keep existing tenants and allow pipeline…
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