Planning Commission hears months-long debate over Market & Octavia plan; staff proposes 'super inclusionary' study

The San Francisco Planning Commission spent the bulk of its meeting on a detailed review of the Market & Octavia plan amendments, taking prolonged public comment and asking staff for further analysis on affordability, height and neighborhood protections.

Planning Department staff told commissioners they intend to pursue a linked economic analysis — conducted as part of the Eastern Neighborhoods study — to calculate how much additional value upzoning at a handful of parcels can yield and to propose a supplemental "super inclusionary" requirement for those sites. Anne Marie Rogers, the plan manager, said the department has already expanded the consultant scope to run Market & Octavia-specific scenarios and expects to present findings this spring; if the commission directs it, staff would prepare trailer legislation for a new inclusionary rate within three months of commission action on the plan.

The proposal rests on three funding pillars: the area-wide Market Octavia Community Improvements…