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Planning Commission initiates Market & Octavia plan hearings amid disputes over preservation, parking and community benefits
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to initiate general-plan, planning-code and zoning-map amendments for the Market & Octavia Neighborhood Plan and set a series of adoption hearings; public speakers urged more time or clearer protections for historic resources, while proponents warned delays could imperil housing projects already in the pipeline.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted Thursday to formally initiate the adoption process for the Market & Octavia Neighborhood Plan, launching a multiweek hearing schedule that staff said will cover the plan’s policies, planning-code changes and proposed zoning map amendments.
Commissioners and staff framed the vote as a procedural step that allows the department to begin mailed notice and advertise specific hearings; John Bilovitz, Planning Department staff, told commissioners, “We’re not here tonight to talk about the substance of the plan, but rather to establish a hearing schedule in order for the plan, substance discussions to begin.” The commission approved three initiation resolutions for the general plan, planning code and zoning map.
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