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Western SoMa task force, tenants and Academy of Art clash as commission weighs limits on institutional uses
Summary
The Planning Commission debated amendments to Industrial Protection Zone policies after a contentious public debate over the Academy of Art University’s purchases at the Flower Mart. Task force and tenants urged prohibiting institutional uses in SLI to protect Production/Distribution/Repair jobs and the Flower Mart; AAU counsel said the university aims to accommodate current wholesalers. The commission agreed to narrow policy language and pursue discretionary review.
The Planning Commission opened a lengthy policy discussion about institutional uses and protections for the Service Arts & Light Industrial (SLI) area in Western SoMa after sustained public comment about the future of the historic Flower Mart. Scott Sanchez of Planning Department staff and representatives of the Western SoMa Task Force urged the commission to tighten protections to preserve job‑producing PDR uses and the flower market’s wholesale activity.
Jim Micco (Western SoMa Task Force) described a task‑force recommendation to disallow institutional uses in the SLI, and community speakers — vendors, tenants and labor and arts advocates — urged mandatory public hearings and an…
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