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Planning Commission, July 23, 2026
Approves Consent calendar CUAs at 580 Hayes, 2101 Chestnut, 1780 Fulton, unanimous
5h 36m47,750 words
154 mentionsconditional usemotion to approveland usehistoric preservationtabledapprovedenvironmental reviewcommercialpublic hearingzoningdensityresidentialrezoningindustrialdeniedmixed userezoneSan Francisco, CA
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How this board votes
The Planning Commission approved 85% of 41 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 unanimously (4-0) recommended approval of the Shade Act ordinance (case 2026-004685) removing shadow analysis from local CEQA review, and separately adopted a resolution (case 2026-003496) establishing a nine-hour wind threshold of significan…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 23, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsContinuance of AutoZone CUA
Recommended5 conditions of approval
Open this projectFollow free
230 Anza Street
RecommendedOpen this projectFollow free
Case 2026-002693
RecommendedOpen this projectFollow free
Free sample: decision 1 of 9
Consent calendar CUAs at 580 Hayes, 2101 Chestnut, 1780 Fulton
Consent calendar approval of three conditional use authorizations: 580 Hayes Street (case 2026-002693), 2101 Chestnut Street (case 2026-003545), and 1780 Fulton Street (case 2026-002920). Approved by single roll call vote 4-0.
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 unanimously (4-0) recommended approval of the Shade Act ordinance (case 2026-004685) removing shadow analysis from local CEQA review, and separately adopted a resolution (case 2026-003496) establishing a nine-hour wind threshold of significan…
Key Decisions (9)
Approved
Consent calendar CUAs at 580 Hayes, 2101 Chestnut, 1780 Fulton
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Shade Act - CEQA local implementation amendment (Item 8A)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Wind threshold of significance for CEQA (Item 8B)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
OpenGov / Permit SF five-year contract resolution (Item 9)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
100% affordable housing planning code amendment (Item 10)
Vote: unanimous
Other
San Francisco Shoreline Adaptation Plan informational presentation (Item 11A)
Approved
Shoreline Adaptation Plan grant resolution (Item 11B)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Conditional use for demolition and new 8-story residential building at 230 Anza Street (Item 12)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Conditional use for formula retail (AutoZone) at 5300 3rd Street (Item 13)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Development Activity (3)
230 Anza Street residential building
Residential
AutoZone at 5300 3rd Street
Commercial
San Francisco Shoreline Adaptation Plan
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
San Francisco faces a documented deficit of ~82,000 housing units…
Commercial Demand
Affordable housing ground floor commercial spaces show high vacancy (25%…
Sentiment
Planning staff reported the Commission's agenda has been light over…
Who Spoke (39)
Staff · 12Applicant · 2Applicant's RepPublic · 15
On the record: 12 staff members, 2 applicants, the applicant's representative, and 15 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 2 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
12 conditional use permit
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApproved
8a request
No vote recorded
10 plan amendment
No vote recorded
13 conditional use permit
No vote recorded
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