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Planning Commission begins final adoption hearings on Market/Octavia plan amid divided neighborhood reaction
Summary
Staff presented the final Market/Octavia adoption packet — addressing historic preservation, heights, parking, affordable housing and a community improvements program — and received hours of public testimony, with neighborhood groups split over heights, historic protections and benefits. Commissioners asked staff for follow‑up on interim preservation controls, a community‑benefits formula, and targeted adjustments to sensitive parcels.
The Planning Commission heard the final staff adoption packet for the Market/Octavia area plan and then took more than three hours of public testimony. Staff summarized the package’s central elements: interim procedures and scrutiny areas to protect historic resources until a survey is complete; height and urban‑form rules focused on Market Street and a new SoMa‑West neighborhood; parking maximums and optional parking‑cost disclosure; an inclusionary‑housing approach that preserves plan‑area affordability even if pending state legislation changes citywide rules; and a community improvements program (impact fee / benefit package) tied to new development.
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