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Planning Commission allows CVS to replace Walgreens at Haight & Fillmore with conditions
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use authorization and related variance allowing CVS to occupy the former Walgreens space at Haight and Fillmore, finding the proposed use replaces an existing formula retail tenant and will restore neighborhood pharmacy service; approval includes a condition requiring interior window transparency to remain unobstructed.
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a conditional use authorization for a CVS pharmacy to occupy the ground‑floor commercial space at 491–499 Haight Street and granted related variances tied to rebuilding following a September 2011 fire.
"Since the project replaces a previously existing formula retail use at this site, the project will not affect the concentration of formula retail uses in the district," Elizabeth Waddy of the Planning Department told the commission as she summarized the…
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