2 plan amendment
Approved 5-0Not forecast
freeApproved 5-0moved by Braun
San Francisco Meetings
Planning Commission, March 12, 2026
Votes on Continuance of Filbert Street DR and 100% Affordable Housing PCA, 5-0
2h 48m25,604 words
108 mentionsconditional usemotion to approvehistoric preservationland useaduresidentialcommercialapprovedzoningdensityenvironmental reviewmixed useSan Francisco, CA
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How this board votes
The Planning Commission approved 86% of 37 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Gilbert Williams (10 of 65 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The San Francisco Planning Commission's most consequential action was recommending approval (4-2) of the street tree planning code amendment (case 2025-012149 PCA), which lets development projects pay an in-lieu fee instead of planting street trees, exempts ADUs, and was modified…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- March 12, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 5-0
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsAuthorization
Recommended 5-0Open this projectFollow free
/ Nonconforming Use
Recommended 6-03 conditions of approval
Open this projectFollow free
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Continuance of Filbert Street DR and 100% Affordable Housing PCA
Item 1, case 2025-93, Filbert Street discretionary review continued to 03/26/2026; Item 2, case 2020-512151 PCA, 100% affordable housing planning code amendment continued indefinitely. Passed 5-0.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission's most consequential action was recommending approval (4-2) of the street tree planning code amendment (case 2025-012149 PCA), which lets development projects pay an in-lieu fee instead of planting street trees, exempts ADUs, and was modified…
Key Decisions (4)
Continued
Continuance of Filbert Street DR and 100% Affordable Housing PCA
Vote: 5-0
Approved
Conditional Use Authorization at 38 8th Street
Vote: 5-0
Amended
Street Tree Planning Code Amendment (in-lieu fee)
Vote: 4-2Conditions attached
Approved
Conditional Use / Nonconforming Use Modification Ordinance (Permit SF)
Vote: 6-0Conditions attached
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
San Francisco's street tree canopy is declining (cited at 12.8%…
Commercial Demand
The Permit SF ordinance aims to cut processing times by…
Housing Demand
Commissioners emphasized incentivizing use of local ADU and unit-legalization programs…
Sentiment
Over 900 individuals and organizations submitted feedback overwhelmingly opposed to…
Who Spoke (20)
ChairCommissioner · 5Staff · 5Public · 6
On the record: the chair, 5 commissioners, 5 staff members, and 6 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
3 conditional use permit
Approved 5-0ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 5-0moved by Braun
9 plan amendment
No vote recorded
10A conditional use permit
No vote recorded
10B conditional use permit
No vote recorded
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