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Planning Commission rejects Subway at 1680 Market, cites formula‑retail and neighborhood character
Summary
Planning staff recommended denying conditional use for a Subway at 1680 Market because of formula‑retail provisions and multiple nearby Subway locations; the commission voted unanimously to disapprove after public comment split between neighborhood groups and advocates for added low‑cost food access.
San Francisco — The Planning Commission voted unanimously on May 29 to disapprove a conditional‑use request for a Subway sandwich shop at 1680 Market Street, accepting staff analysis that the proposal was neither necessary nor desirable in the location and would undermine neighborhood commercial character.
Planning staff told the commission the chain would be a formula‑retail use under Section 703.3 of the planning code and that five other Subway…
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