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Planning Commission backs Board of Supervisors’ Market Octavia amendments, sends recommendation

San Francisco Planning Commission · March 27, 2008
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Summary

After extended public comment and deliberation, the Planning Commission supported Board‑sponsored amendments to the Market Octavia plan (vote 4–1), endorsing a tiered affordable‑housing fee and parking changes while preserving some original commission protections.

The Planning Commission reviewed amendments the Board of Supervisors added to the Market Octavia plan and took public testimony from neighbors, advocacy groups and city staff. Anne Marie Rogers of the Planning Department summarized the changes the board advanced and why they were returned to the Commission for review.

Key changes passed along to the Commission: a tiered affordable‑housing fee instead of a single citywide $10/sq. ft. levy (board…

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