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Board moratorium and Planning Commission debate aim to protect Flower Mart and PDR uses in Western SoMa
Summary
The Board of Supervisors enacted a 45‑day interim moratorium on new institutional uses in the Western SoMa plan area after reports the Flower Mart parcel may be sold and converted; Planning Department staff briefed the commission and commissioners discussed amending Industrial Protection Zone policy to require discretionary review for institutional conversions to protect PDR businesses.
The Board of Supervisors has adopted an urgency ordinance imposing a 45‑day interim moratorium on new institutional uses in the Western SoMa plan area, staff reported to the Planning Commission. The moratorium pauses permitting for conversions (including educational or medical institutional uses) and directs the Planning Department to submit a report to the clerk within 25 days describing measures to address displacement pressures.
Tara Sullivan of planning staff said the moratorium was prompted by news that part of the Flower Mart complex was for sale and…
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