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Planning staff outline Eastern Neighborhoods Plan; proposes converting about half of select industrial land to housing with increased affordable‑housing targets
Summary
A presenter summarized the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan for Mission, Showplace Square, Potrero Hill and the Central Waterfront, proposing to transition roughly half of industrially zoned land in the four neighborhoods into housing, preserve key industrial and arts uses, and seek higher percentages of affordable housing in the newly rezoned areas; the presenter cited roughly 4,000 units in the pipeline and directed the public to easternneighborhoods.sfplanning.org for maps and details.
A presenter described the Eastern Neighborhoods Plan, an update to development rules for four San Francisco neighborhoods — the Mission, Showplace Square, Potrero Hill/Central Waterfront and portions south of Market — that aims to reconfigure land‑use rules to allow more housing while preserving certain production, distribution and repair activities.
The presenter said the proposal would transition about half of industrial land in the identified neighborhoods to housing and recommended higher affordable‑housing percentages in those areas; the presenter cited roughly 4,000 housing units already in the pipeline. The plan seeks to balance the city's need for housing and affordable units against the need to retain space for larger, lower‑cost industrial uses such as catering kitchens, bus parking yards, auto repair and other trades that support the city's economy and provide stable jobs.
The presenter noted the planning process involved extensive outreach (an estimated ~50 public hearings) and directed residents to easternneighborhoods.sfplanning.org for color‑coded proposed zoning maps and documentation. The presentation emphasized the difficulty in precisely defining some modern industrial activities (for instance, printing or graphic work that now looks like office space) and the need for zoning rules that allow compatible uses while protecting space for true industrial operations.
What’s next: the presenter encouraged stakeholders to review maps and documentation on the project website for detailed parcel‑level proposals; the transcript does not record subsequent committee votes or specific adoption steps.
