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Planning Commission approves Trader Joe’s at Sutter, Mission Street housing and Kaiser clinic; delays Subway franchise
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission on May 15 approved several major land-use items — a Trader Joe’s-anchored mixed-use project at 1285 Sutter, a 23-unit mixed-use project on Mission Street and a Kaiser outpatient clinic rezoning — and moved the Subway conditional-use application to an indefinite continuance pending Supervisor legislation.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on May 15 approved a series of development and zoning actions while pausing a contentious Subway franchise request.
Commissioners voted 4–1 to approve conditional-use authorization and a variance for a 12‑story mixed‑use development at 1285 Sutter Street that will include a Trader Joe’s grocery and ground‑floor retail, along with residential units above. Planning staff’s recommendation to approve the project with conditions — including continued design work with staff and streetscape improvements on Sutter — was adopted after the project sponsor and architects described design changes and publicly circulated lease and loading plans. Commissioner Catherine Moore cast the lone “no.”
The commission also approved a Mission Street redevelopment that replaces three small buildings with a four‑story mixed‑use building containing 22–23 units, roughly 5,000 square feet of ground‑floor…
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