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Commission hears Academy of Art master plan as Flower Market sale and dorm conversions spark public outcry
Summary
Planning staff accepted the Academy of Art University’s Institutional Master Plan as meeting reporting requirements but flagged enforcement and building‑permit work needed. Dozens of speakers — including flower‑market vendors, small businesses and neighbors — warned that the Academy’s parcel acquisitions and dorm conversions threaten jobs, neighborhood character and the San Francisco Flower Market.
The Planning Commission held an informational hearing on Dec. 6 on the Academy of Art University’s Institutional Master Plan (IMP), a required summary of the school’s properties, growth projections and foreseeable development. Planning staff told commissioners the IMP met the code’s reporting requirements but said a parallel compliance program is needed because the Academy has a number of nonconforming uses and 14 pending conditional‑use applications.
Scott Sanchez of the Planning Department outlined a four‑phase compliance program that included immediate life‑safety checks, completion of the IMP, the informational hearing and a substantial follow‑up phase to process building permits and…
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