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Planning Commission rejects proposed full‑service car wash at Fifteenth and South Van Ness amid safety, traffic and air‑quality concerns
Summary
After extensive neighborhood testimony and staff recommendation, the commission voted 4–2 on May 1 to deny a conditional‑use permit for a two‑story full‑service car wash at 1501 Fifteenth Street, citing pedestrian safety near an elementary school, existing nearby car washes and future Eastern Neighborhoods mixed‑use goals.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on May 1 voted 4–2 to deny a conditional‑use permit for a proposed two‑story, full‑service car wash at 1501 Fifteenth Street (also referred to as 400 South Venice Avenue). Planning staff recommended denial, citing pedestrian safety, proximity to Marshall Elementary School and existing car wash operations within a short radius.
Ed Gettle of Planning Department staff told commissioners the proposal raised conflicts with pedestrian safety and the Eastern Neighborhoods…
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