Land Use and Transportation Committee, September 14, 2026
Recommends approval: Planning code amendment exempting commercial-to-residential adaptive reuse from certain development controls, 3-0
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The Board of Supervisors approved 91% of 438 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Shamann Walton (31 of 215 recorded votes).
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On September 14, 2026, the Land Use and Transportation Committee recommended approval of Planning code amendment exempting commercial-to-residential adaptive reuse from certain development controls (3-0).
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors Land Use and Transportation Committee recommended two planning code ordinances to the full Board on unanimous 3-0 votes: a signage ordinance for large mixed-use district lots (item one, sponsored by Supervisor Dorsey) and an ordinance exempt…
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 3-0
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Planning code amendment increasing signage in mixed-use districts on large lots
Ordinance amending the planning code to increase the allowable number and size of signs in mixed-use districts on lots over one-half acre and in the mixed-use office district south of Townsend Street. Sponsored by Supervisor Dorsey; motivated by a large multi-tenant site on Berry Street facing Mission Creek in Mission Bay (District 6). Recommended to the full Board of Supervisors on a 3-0 vote.
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Key Decisions (3)
Planning code amendment increasing signage in mixed-use districts on large lots
Planning code amendment exempting commercial-to-residential adaptive reuse from certain development controls
Transbay Under Ramp Park - street vacation and sidewalk width changes
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Development Activity (1)
East Cut Sports and Dog Park (Transbay Under Ramp Park)
Infrastructure
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
Mission Bay (District 6) is described as leading San Francisco's…
Housing Demand
San Francisco continues to build incentives for commercial-to-residential adaptive reuse…
Commercial Demand
Downtown revitalization efforts include impact fee waivers, transfer tax exemptions,…
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All speaker roles: 1 Councilmember, 2 Staff, 1 Public, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 1 Councilmember, 2 Staff, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: Lisa Gluckstein, Staff.
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- land use (7 timestamps)
- commercial (4 timestamps)
- residential (4 timestamps)
- approved (1 timestamps)
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