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Planning Commission Approves Rooftop Outdoor Area at 2516 Mission Street with Noise and Occupancy Limits
Summary
After hours of testimony from neighborhood groups and supporters, the commission approved a conditional use permit to legalize a rooftop outdoor activity area at 2516 Mission Street (Medjool/Majoul) with reduced outdoor occupancy, mandatory neighbor contact, and a six‑month compliance review.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted 5–1 to approve a conditional use authorization that legalizes a rooftop outdoor activity area at 2516 Mission Street and imposes additional conditions intended to limit noise and improve enforcement.
Planning staff told the commission that the project sponsor had reduced the rooftop dining area to about 2,477 square feet, installed acoustical mitigation, and submitted a sound study concluding noise impacts would be less than significant under the city’s noise rules; staff recommended approval with standard outdoor-activity conditions (Planning staff Kimberly Duranday). The staff report also noted a mix of nine written oppositions (predominantly from the San Francisco Buddhist Center) and eight letters of support (SEG 2715–2821).
Victor Marquez, counsel for the project sponsor, said the restaurant is a long‑standing local business that employs neighborhood residents and that management had worked with staff to add sound barriers and other mitigations; he asked the commission to…
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