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Planning Commission approves medical cannabis dispensary at 471 Jesse Street with SFPD safety review
Summary
After contentious debate and split public comment, the Planning Commission approved a permit for a medical cannabis dispensary at 471 Jesse Street, declining mandatory discretionary disapproval urged by staff and OEWD; the vote was 4–2 and included a requirement that the dispensary's safety program be reviewed by the San Francisco Police Department.
The Planning Commission approved a building-permit application to establish a medical cannabis dispensary (MCD) at 471 Jesse Street after weighing competing staff recommendations and extensive public testimony.
Planning staff recommended disapproval under mandatory discretionary review because the site lies within the Central Market strategy area and the department concluded the neighborhood plan identified MCDs and related uses as unwelcome in that specific action plan.…
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