Planning Commission approves continuances, consent calendar, a DR at 38 Marr Street and a climate‑adaptation grant; schedules Potrero Yard hearings

The San Francisco Planning Commission at its Oct. 19 hearing handled a series of procedural and action items: continuances, a consent calendar vote, approval of a discretionary review, acceptance of a grant, and adoption of minutes.

Continuances and consent: Staff listed several items proposed for continuance to later meetings (including multiple conditional-use authorizations and discretionary reviews). The commission voted to continue the listed items as proposed. The consent calendar was presented and approved as a block with the exception of item 9 (38 Marr Street), which the chair pulled for separate consideration; the consent vote passed 5–0.

38 Marr Street (DRP): Project sponsor Lucas Eastwood, a local builder, presented the sponsor’s revised design for a vertical and horizontal addition to an existing single‑family home at 38 Marr Street and said the sponsor had offered to pull a front deck 5 feet back to address neighbor privacy concerns. The DR requester was not present; staff explained that negotiated resolution sometimes arrives as an in‑person agreement without a formal written withdrawal. The commission moved to "take DR and approve with the modified conditions" and the motion passed unanimously 5–0.

Yosemite SLU grant acceptance: Katie Lee, the planning department’s budget and grants analyst, said the department was awarded a grant from the California Office of Planning and Research to support the Yosemite SLU adaptation plan focused on Bayview climate‑adaptation capacity building. The commission approved acceptance of the grant 5–0.

Minutes and other housekeeping: The commission adopted the Sept. 28 draft minutes by unanimous vote and concluded regular business after initiating the Potrero Yard general‑plan amendments (described in a separate article). The hearing was adjourned following the final vote.

Votes at a glance:
- Motion to continue listed items as proposed: approved (vote recorded as unanimous; tally recorded 5–0).
- Consent calendar (items 7–15, etc.) approved, except item 9 (pulled) — approved 5–0.
- Discretionary Review, 38 Marr Street (case 2022‑010980 DRP): motion to take DR and approve with modifications — approved 5–0.
- Acceptance of Yosemite SLU grant (Office of Planning & Research): approved 5–0.
- Adoption of minutes (09/28/2023): approved 5–0.

What the record shows: All formal votes taken during the meeting were recorded as unanimous with five commissioners voting in favor. The meeting included extensive public comment on housing and discretionary‑review trends, and several speakers urged the commission to use department data to inform constraint‑reduction discussions.

The hearing concluded after the commission initiated Potrero Yard-related amendments and scheduled a January 2024 hearing to advance environmental and entitlement work.