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Jackson Square conversion draws opposition; commission continues 617 Sansom to Sept. 17

San Francisco Planning Commission · August 6, 2009
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Summary

The commission continued a controversial conditional‑use request to convert ground‑floor retail at 617 Sansom to office use after residents, merchants and a neighborhood association raised preservation and retail‑corridor concerns; the continuance keeps the public hearing open to allow absent commissioners to participate.

Planning staff presented case 2009.0322C for 617 Sansom Street in the Jackson Square Historic District, recommending conditional‑use authorization to change a ground‑floor retail space to office use after a long vacancy. Staff said the new tenant (an architecture firm) would be accessible and likely generate more activity than the prior antiques tenant.

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