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Planning Commission, April 23, 2026

Recommends approval: Conditional Use Authorization at 284 Noe Street (Love Potion Library), unanimous

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The Planning Commission approved 85% of 55 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Gilbert Williams (10 of 65 recorded votes).

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What happened

On April 23, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Conditional Use Authorization at 284 Noe Street (Love Potion Library) (unanimous).

The San Francisco Planning Commission approved a Conditional Use Authorization (case 2026-000-475-CUA) at 284 Noe Street to allow a bar use for 'Love Potion Library,' a romance bookstore and tea room with ancillary wine service, on a unanimous 7-0 vote with three conditions.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Francisco, CA
Governing body
Advisory (makes a recommendation)
Date
April 23, 2026
Decisions
3 zoning decisions
Outcome
Recommends approval, unanimous
Next step
Final board vote (pending)

Projects in this meeting (2)

4620 Mission Street

Recommended

284 Noe Street

Recommended
3 conditions of approval

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Conditional Use Authorization at 4620 Mission Street

Consent calendar item, conditional use authorization at 4620 Mission Street. Approved unanimously 7-0.

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Key Decisions (3)

Approved

Conditional Use Authorization at 4620 Mission Street

Vote: unanimous
Withdrawn

Conditional Use Authorization at 394 Naples Street

Approved

Conditional Use Authorization at 284 Noe Street (Love Potion Library)

Vote: unanimous3 conditions attachedMoved by Moore

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Development Activity (1)

Love Potion Library (romance bookstore and tea room)

Commercial

Market Signals (3)

Housing Demand

A planning department database update identified roughly 40,000 previously uncounted…

Commercial Demand

New bar/retail conditional uses approved to fill vacant storefronts (former…

Sentiment

The Land Use and Transportation Committee initiated 15 landmark designations…

Agenda results

6 conditional use permit

Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Moore3 conditions of approval

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Who spoke

7 distinct speakers; 3 identified names.

All speaker roles: 2 Staff, 1 Clerk, 4 Commissioner.

Identified name roles: 1 Staff, 2 Commissioner.

Speaker sample: John Dacey, Staff.

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Zoning terms (7)

22 recorded timestamps

  • conditional use (5 timestamps)
  • motion to approve (1 timestamps)
  • zoning (4 timestamps)
  • land use (4 timestamps)
  • residential (3 timestamps)
  • commercial (4 timestamps)

Decision moments (3)

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