260569 Planning Code - Landmark Designation Amendment - Sylvester House
Amended 3-0
freeAmended 3-0moved by Shamann Walton
San Francisco Meetings
Land Use and Transportation Committee, September 21, 2026
Recommends approval: Landmark designation amendment for Landmark 61, Sylvester House at 1556 Revere Avenue, 3-0
42m6,471 words
30 mentionsland usepublic hearinghistoric preservationzoningapprovedresidentialcommercialconditional usemixed useindustrialSan Francisco, CA
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The Board of Supervisors approved 90% of 461 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Shamann Walton (31 of 216 recorded votes).
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On September 21, 2026, the Land Use and Transportation Committee recommended approval of Landmark designation amendment for Landmark 61, Sylvester House at 1556 Revere Avenue (3-0).
The San Francisco Land Use and Transportation Committee amended and continued (to Sept 28, 2026) two ordinances for the Potrero Power Station mixed-use development (board files 260724 and 260770), whose amendments notably removed a previously proposed conditional-use pathway for…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 21, 2026
- Decisions
- 5 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 3-0
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsPlanning code and zoning
Recommended 3-0Amended and restated
Recommended 3-0Free sample: decision 1 of 5
Landmark designation amendment for Landmark 61, Sylvester House at 1556 Revere Avenue
Ordinance amending the landmark designation for Landmark No. 61, Sylvester House, at 1556 Revere Avenue (Block 5340, Lot 006) under Article 10 of the Planning Code, renaming it the Blacketeer Sylvester House to recognize former owner Linda Blacketeer's multi-decade restoration. Recommended to the full Board of Supervisors, 3-0 (Walton, Dorsey, Chen).
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Key Decisions (5)
Approved
Landmark designation amendment for Landmark 61, Sylvester House at 1556 Revere Avenue
Vote: 3-0Moved by Shamann Walton
Amended
Amended and restated development agreement for Potrero Power Station
Vote: 3-0Moved by Shamann Walton
Continued
Continuance of Potrero Power Station DA and SUD ordinances
Vote: 3-0Moved by Shamann Walton
Amended
Planning code and zoning map amendment for Potrero Power Station Special Use District
Vote: 3-0Moved by Shamann Walton
Approved
Transbay Under Ramp Park Project street vacation and sidewalk changes
Vote: 3-0Moved by Matt Dorsey
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Development Activity (1)
Potrero Power Station Mixed-Use Development Project
Mixed-Use
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Block 15 office height was raised from 160 to 190…
Sentiment
The developer sought targeted amendments for 'flexibility and feasibility' amid…
Housing Demand
The city removed data center use from the Potrero Power…
Infrastructure
The project participates in recent legislation reducing impact fees and…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded vote260770 Planning Code conditional use permit
Continued 3-0
freeContinued 3-0moved by Shamann Walton
260873 Transbay Under Ramp Park Project - Oscar Alley - Street Vacation and Conveyance…
No vote recorded
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16 distinct speakers; 8 identified names.
All speaker roles: 8 Public, 2 Councilmember, 1 Attorney, 3 Staff, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair.
Identified name roles: 2 Councilmember, 1 Attorney, 3 Staff, 1 Clerk, 1 Chair.
Speaker sample: John Lau, Staff.
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- land use (8 timestamps)
- public hearing (1 timestamps)
- historic preservation (1 timestamps)
- zoning (5 timestamps)
- approved (4 timestamps)
- residential (5 timestamps)
Decision moments (5)
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