Townsend Street plan amendment
Approved 6-0
freeApproved 6-0moved by Joel Koppel
San Francisco Meetings
Planning Commission, July 30, 2026
Recommends approval: Office Development Annual Limit Program Revocation and Allocation Policy, 6-0
2h 43m24,852 words
86 mentionsconditional usemotion to approveland usehistoric preservationapprovedresidentialzoningmixed usecommercialpublic hearingsetbackSan Francisco, CA
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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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On July 30, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Office Development Annual Limit Program Revocation and Allocation Policy (6-0).
The San Francisco Planning Commission approved all substantive items on its July 30, 2026 agenda unanimously (6-0). Most consequentially, the Commission recommended approval of amendments to the Potrero Power Station mixed-use development agreement, D4D, and Special Use District…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- July 30, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 6-0
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (3)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsPotrero Power Station
Recommended 6-03 conditions of approval
Open this projectFollow free
1649 Divisadero Street
Recommended 5-0Open this projectFollow free
2071 Union Street
Recommended 6-0Open this projectFollow free
Free sample: decision 1 of 9
Discretionary Review continuance at 871 De Jaro Street
Item 1, discretionary review, proposed for continuance to September 17, 2026. Motion to continue passed unanimously 6-0.
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Key Decisions (9)
Continued
Discretionary Review continuance at 871 De Jaro Street
Vote: 6-0
Approved
Conditional Use Authorization at 1649 Divisadero Street (consent)
Vote: 5-0
Approved
Conditional Use Authorization at 2071 Union Street (consent)
Vote: 6-0
Approved
Signs in Mixed Use Districts Planning Code Amendment
Vote: 6-0
Approved
Commercial to Residential Adaptive Reuse Planning Code Amendment
Vote: 6-04 conditions attachedMoved by Joel Koppel
Approved
Office Development Annual Limit Program Revocation and Allocation Policy
Vote: 6-0Moved by Joel Koppel
Approved
Potrero Power Station Development Agreement Amendments
Vote: 6-03 conditions attached
Approved
Development Impact Fee Report FY2025
Vote: 6-0Moved by Joel Koppel
Denied
Discretionary Review at 646 Duncan Street
Vote: 6-0
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Zoning Changes (1)
29 acres
Development Activity (4)
Sierra AI office signage at MUO parcel south of Townsend Street
Commercial
150 Hayes office-to-residential conversion
Residential
Potrero Power Station mixed-use project
Mixed-Use
Third-floor addition at 646 Duncan Street
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Recent 12-18 months show renewed interest in downtown San Francisco…
Housing Demand
New commenter Mike Chen cited a Duboce Triangle rent jump…
Infrastructure
The Prop M office allocation large cap is severely constrained…
2 additional market signals with full detail in Pro.
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote10d conditional use permit
Denied 6-0
freeDenied 6-0
8 plan amendment
No vote recorded
Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 12 identified names.
All speaker roles: 9 Staff, 1 Clerk, 2 Public, 5 Commissioner, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Applicant.
Identified name roles: 7 Staff, 1 Clerk, 3 Commissioner, 1 Applicant Rep.
Speaker sample: Madison Tam, Applicant Rep.
11 more identified names in Pro: 7 Staff, 1 Clerk, 3 Commissioner.
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Zoning terms (11)
86 recorded timestamps
- conditional use (2 timestamps)
- motion to approve (5 timestamps)
- land use (8 timestamps)
- historic preservation (2 timestamps)
- approved (9 timestamps)
- residential (17 timestamps)
Decision moments (9)
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