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Planning Commission accepts University of the Pacific dental school's institutional master plan
Summary
The commission accepted the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry institutional master plan for relocation to 155 Fifth Street, noting clinical services and continuing community engagement; the hearing was informational and the IMP was accepted.
Planning staff presented an informational Institutional Master Plan from the University of the Pacific’s Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry proposing relocation to 155 Fifth Street. Staff explained the planning-code requirement for IMP submittal by post-secondary and medical institutions and said the new facility would provide approximately 226,000 square feet of space for education and clinical services. Project representatives described the school’s community programs, noting about 14,000 patient visits per year, discounted care roughly 30–40% below Bay Area market rates, and ongoing outreach and community clinics.
Commissioners asked clarifying questions about student housing, demographics and access; the sponsor said enrollment would not increase substantially (about 485 students and 498 employees), student housing at the current Pacific Heights campus would be sold, and transit access would improve at the Fifth Street site. No public comment was offered, and the commission closed the informational hearing and accepted the IMP for the record. The acceptance is informational and separate permitting (building permits) will follow for physical changes.
Quote: "The improvements associated with the relocation of 155 Fifth Street will be reviewed separately through a building permit application," planning staff said on the record.
