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Planning commission approves in‑kind impact‑fee waiver to build Third Street child care center
Summary
The Planning Commission authorized developers to substitute construction of a 6,260‑sq ft child care facility on Third Street for nearly $1.9 million in Eastern Neighborhoods impact fees, with conditions to prioritize low‑income slots and operator selection; commissioners debated affordability targets and monitoring safeguards before approving the waiver.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on April 15 approved an in‑kind impact‑fee waiver allowing developer credits from two nearby projects to fund a 6,260‑square‑foot child care facility on the ground floor at 2235 Third Street.
Planning Department staff described the proposal as an in‑kind agreement under the Eastern Neighborhoods Impact Fee program that would deliver the finished child care space, including toilets, kitchens and five classrooms, and guarantee operator access rent‑free for 55 years. Kirsten Lissinger of the Planning Department said staff valued the build‑out at about $3.06 per square foot and estimated the facility’s total capital value at roughly $1,915,560, with the Third Street project carrying a nearly $300,000 fee balance to be paid at permit.
Marti Lucic, citywide child care administrator at the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF), told commissioners the city…
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