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Supervisors advance zoning change to require conditional use for ground‑floor office uses in three neighborhood commercial districts
Summary
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted to forward an ordinance requiring conditional‑use authorization before office‑type uses can occupy ground‑floor retail space in Upper Market, Castro and 20 Fourth Street NCDs, aiming to preserve active storefronts; the Planning Commission recommended approval with a study suggested for third‑story uses.
Supervisor Scott Wiener, the ordinance sponsor, told the Land Use and Transportation Committee the measure is designed to keep ground‑floor storefronts active with retail, food and other public‑facing uses rather than allowing them to convert en masse to offices. "This zoning legislation ... is designed to ensure that our Ground Floor retail space is utilized in an active way with active uses, as opposed to office uses," Wiener said.
Diego Sanchez of the Planning Department said the Planning…
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