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Planning department outlines PDR‑focused rezoning for Bayview Hunters Point to protect industrial jobs
Summary
Planning Department staff briefed the commission on proposed zoning amendments covering about 440 acres in Bayview Hunters Point that would restrict housing and large retail/office in core industrial districts, create buffer zones adjacent to neighborhoods, and tighten proximity rules for heavy uses to preserve production/distribution/repair (PDR) space and jobs.
The Planning Department on Jan. 25 presented an informational briefing on a package of planning‑code amendments meant to implement the recently adopted Bayview Hunters Point area plan and preserve land for production, distribution and repair (PDR) businesses. John Lyle of planning staff said the draft covers roughly 440 acres of currently industrially zoned land and aims to standardize controls that discourage replacement of industrial uses with housing, limit non‑accessory retail and office to small footprints, and create buffer zones between industrial operations and nearby housing.
Lyle told commissioners the proposal would make new residential uses…
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