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Planning Commission approves Haight Street Market expansion and rear-yard variance amid neighborhood split
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use and a rear-yard variance allowing Haight Street Market to expand into adjacent space. Supporters — customers and neighborhood groups — argued it preserves a long-standing family-run grocery; nearby residents opposed building to the lot line and a higher rear wall affecting back yards. The commission approved the project with conditions.
The Planning Commission on May 20 approved a conditional-use authorization and a rear-yard variance that will allow Haight Street Market, a family-owned neighborhood grocery at 1530–1538 Haight Street, to expand into adjacent commercial space and infill the rear yard.
Jeremy Paul spoke for the applicant and explained the proposal would add approximately 6,850 square feet of gross floor area and retain the occupied sales area below the 5,000-square-foot…
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