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Committee splits file on Union Square zoning: send fee increase to planning, forward alternate version to Board
Summary
Supervisors debated C3R zoning changes to allow limited third‑floor non‑retail uses and create a Union Square conversion fee. Sponsor Aaron Peskin proposed duplicating the file: a $6 per square‑foot fee version sent back to Planning Commission and a $4 per square‑foot version forwarded to the full Board.
The Land Use & Transportation Committee on Jan. 7 took up an ordinance to amend C3R zoning rules for Union Square, permitting certain non‑retail sales and service uses on the third floor with conditional‑use authorization and creating a Union Square park recreation and open‑space conversion fee.
Sponsor Supervisor Aaron Peskin said the amendments aim to protect the district's retail character while allowing flexibility where third‑floor retail is impractical. "Retail is doing quite well," Peskin said, and the amendments are intended…
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