Planning Commission approves redevelopment at 228 Vicksburg with conditions tied to future sale or rental tenure

San Francisco — The Planning Commission on Thursday approved a conditional‑use authorization for 228 Vicksburg Street, allowing demolition of a single‑story house (previously found to include an unauthorized unit) and construction of a three‑unit building, with conditions addressing replacement and tenure.

Staff told commissioners the property had initially been screened for an unauthorized second unit and that early permit records were ambiguous; after outreach and signed income‑verification statements from prior occupants, staff concluded the demolished units had not been occupied by low‑income households and conditioned the two replacement units to be rent‑controlled rentals.

Commission debate focused on the Housing Crisis Act requirements. Commissioners added an explicit condition requiring that if Units 2 and 3 are later proposed for sale, they must be deed‑restricted at 80% of area median income under Government Code §66300. Commissioner Imperial moved the amendment, which the body accepted.

The motion to approve the project with the amended conditions passed 6–1, with Commissioner Moore dissenting. Staff said the approval preserves the larger family‑sized housing and requires the replacement units to be rent controlled, while protecting against potential future condo conversion that would otherwise avoid deep affordability obligations.