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Committee forwards 1500 Mission zoning and General Plan changes to full Board
Summary
The committee voted to send two ordinances creating a 1500 Mission Street special‑use district to the full Board; the package would enable a two‑building project including a 39‑story residential tower with roughly 550 units and about 110 permanently affordable units, and the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval.
The Land Use Committee heard a Planning Department presentation on two related items to create a 1500 Mission Street special‑use district and to amend the General Plan and zoning map for that property.
Planning staff described the proposed project as a two‑building development that would demolish two existing structures and construct a 16‑story office building (proposed to house a one‑stop permitting center and other offices) and a 39‑story residential tower with approximately 550 dwelling units, of which about 110 would be permanently affordable. The package would adjust height and bulk controls for the subject property and implement SUD‑specific rules for ground‑floor design, a mid‑block publicly accessible alley, sidewalk and vehicle‑opening design, and parking adjustments for public and visitor use.
Planning staff reported that the Planning Commission heard the matter on March 23 and voted unanimously to recommend zoning map, planning code and General Plan amendments enabling the project. Committee members asked staff for additional space‑planning clarifications tied to departmental needs for tenant space in the proposed city office building; members also discussed potential future connections between the new building(s) and the Van Ness transit station for shelter from weather and pedestrian circulation.
The committee voted to forward the two ordinances (Items 4 and 5) to the full Board as a committee report for the next Board meeting.
