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Planning Commission - 2026-04-16

Approves Planning code amendment updating Institutional Master Plan requirements, 4-3

3h 35m31,183 words
103 mentionsconditional usemotion to approveland usepublic hearingzoninghistoric preservationdensityapprovedmotion to denydeniedsetbackrezoningresidentialmixed usecommercialcomprehensive planvariancedeferredSan Francisco, CA
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How this board votes

The Planning Commission approved 85% of 26 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Gilbert Williams (10 of 64 recorded votes).

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What happened

The San Francisco Planning Commission's most consequential action was adopting a recommendation of approval (with anticipated amendments) for case 2026-000957PCA, supervisor Dorsey's planning code amendment exempting post-secondary educational institutions outside residential dis…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Francisco, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
April 16, 2026
Decisions
6 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 4-3

Projects in this meeting (2)

1026-1028 Mission Street

Recommended 7-0
2 conditions of approval

Case 2025-003025CUA

Recommended 7-0

Meeting Summary

The San Francisco Planning Commission's most consequential action was adopting a recommendation of approval (with anticipated amendments) for case 2026-000957PCA, supervisor Dorsey's planning code amendment exempting post-secondary educational institutions outside residential dis…

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Key Decisions (6)

Continued

Discretionary review at 77 Broad Street continued indefinitely

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Consent calendar - two conditional use authorizations

Vote: 7-0
Approved

Planning code amendment updating Institutional Master Plan requirements

Vote: 4-3

Development Activity (3)

Self-storage conversion at 535-537 Jesse Street / 1026-1028 Mission Street

Commercial

Residential project at 1053-1055 Texas Street

Residential

524-526 Vallejo project

Residential

Market Signals (8)

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Who Spoke (33)

Staff · 5Applicant's Rep · 3Public · 13

On the record: 5 staff members, 3 applicant's representatives, and 13 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 2 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

11A conditional use permit

Approved 7-0ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 7-02 conditions of approval
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11B variance

Approved 7-0Missed this call
freeApproved 7-02 conditions of approval
2 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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3 conditional use permit

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