Micro-Units Approved For San Francisco, But Capped For Some
Supervisor Wiener’s proposed legislation to reduce the minimum legal living room for a residential unit in San Francisco from 220 to 150 square feet was passed by San Francisco’s Board…
Planning’s DUM Policy In Action On A Pacific Heights Foreclosure
Built as a single-family home, the property at 3014-3016 California Street was converted into a two-unit building prior to 1913. At some point in the recent past, the two units…
Planning’s Conceptual Strategy For The Market Street Safeway Site
In their draft Market-Octavia Neighborhood Plan, San Francisco’s Planning Department identified the Market Street Safeway site bounded by Market, Church and Duboce Streets as “the single largest opportunity site outside…
The Benefits Of Marijuana Sales (Versus Pet Food)
Next week San Francisco’s Planning Commission will review the application to open a Medical Cannabis Dispensary (MCD) at 5258 Mission Street. Opposed by 234 individuals, the Planning Department recommends approving…
Parkmerced Poised For Board Vote And 5,700 New Residences
In a special session this morning, San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee is expected to back the Development Agreement and a host of related ordinances for the proposed…
Planning Commission Approves Treasure Island Redevelopment Plan
By a vote of 4-3 with commissioners Moore, Olague and Sugaya voting against, the proposed redevelopment plan for Treasure Island was approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission last night. Next…
524 Howard: Approved Twenty-Two Years Ago and Still a Lot Today
In 1989 San Francisco’s Planning Commission first approved the entitlements for a 311-foot tall, 23-story building to be built at 524 Howard Street with 199,965 gross square feet of office…
South of Market Resource Survey Says…Five New Historic Districts
A request to approve the Planning Department’s recently completed South of Market (SoMa) Historic Resource Survey is another of the items on San Francisco’s Historic Preservation Commission agenda this afternoon.…
Attempting To Infill The Hole At 3418 26th Street (And Elsewhere)
San Francisco’s Planning Commission returns from its winter break tomorrow with its first meeting in 2011 chock-full ‘o proposed urban infill projects and new housing units. In addition to reviewing…
San Francisco’s Last Minute Giveaways To Get The America’s Cup
According to the Examiner, last minute negotiations to secure the right for San Francisco to host the 2013 America’s Cup included additional revenue concessions and the potential permanent sale of…