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Planning Commission forwards Park Merced entitlements and development agreement to supervisors after 4–3 approval
Summary
After certifying the EIR, the commission voted 4–3 to recommend adoption of CEQA findings and to forward planning‑code, zoning, general‑plan amendments and a development agreement for Park Merced to the Board of Supervisors; the decision triggers additional agency review (SFMTA, SFPUC) and continued negotiation on tenant‑protection language.
Following certification of the FEIR, the San Francisco Planning Commission considered the full package of implementation actions for the Park Merced Mixed‑Use Development Program — CEQA findings, planning code and zoning map amendments, a general‑plan amendment, a local coastal permit and a development agreement — and voted to recommend approval by a 4–3 roll call.
Planning staff described the package (SEG 2464–2472): the program would cover roughly 152 acres, add about 5,679 net new residential units and reconfigure about 68 acres of open space, with project‑funded transportation improvements including a realignment of the M‑Ocean View line and intersection improvements adjacent to Park Merced. Staff and the sponsor (Michael Yarny, OEWD) stressed the DA’s tenant protections: existing rent‑controlled units would be preserved in quantity (3,221 units remain subject to rent protections) and the DA…
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