Upcoming Hearings
Historic Preservation Commission - Canceled
Planning Commission - Cancelled
Planning Commission
The Planning Commission meets weekly to help make decisions that shape how our city will look and function in the future. Their responsibilities include:
- Reviewing permit applications for physical development plans along with proposed changes to the Planning Code and the City’s General Plan.
- Helping the Mayor, Board of Supervisors, and City Departments make decisions that achieve the city's long-term goals regarding how land and buildings are constructed and used, now and in the future.
Commissioners
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Hearing Details
When: Weekly on Thursdays at 12:00pm *
In Person: Chambers Room 400, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Online: Watch Live on SFGovTV or view the rebroadcast on the SFGovTV program schedule
* Times subject to change; please refer to the calendar for schedule and updates.
Public Comment
Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments on scheduled agenda items and follow Hearing Procedures. Per our Privacy Policy, personal information included in communications to the Planning Department is subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance.
Language Assistance
To request an interpreter or call in to provide public comment for a specific item on an upcoming hearing, please contact the Commission Secretary at (628) 652-7589 or commissions.secretary@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing. Please state the hearing date, item number, and the language being requested.
Disability Accommodations
To request assistive listening devices, real time captioning, sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact the Commission Secretary at (628) 652-7589 or commissions.secretary@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing to help ensure availability.
Get Notifications
Subscribe to Planning Commission Hearing Agendas to receive email or text of upcoming hearings. Agendas are posted six calendar days prior to the hearing date.
Hearing Archives
SFGovTV recorded video, audio and caption notes of hearings are available here. Hearing agendas and minute archives dating back to 1998 are available here.
Rules and Regulations of the San Francisco Planning Commission
Articles and definitions used by the Commission.
Historic Preservation Commission
The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) meets biweekly to help protect San Francisco’s historic resources. Their responsibilities include:
- Suggesting which sites should be officially designated as landmarks to the Board of Supervisors;
- Examining buildings and places that hold significant social, historical, or cultural value to our city's diverse communities;
- Granting approval for certain modifications to historic buildings.
The Historic Preservation Commission was established in 2008 by Charter Section 4.135. It is a seven-member body that advises the Mayor, Board of Supervisors and City Departments on San Francisco’s historic preservation goals, policies and programs. It also reviews proposals to protect new buildings of significant social, historical, or cultural value and to modify certain historic buildings.
All members are nominated by the Mayor and subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors. Members of the Historic Preservation Commission are generally experts in the historic, architectural, and cultural traditions of the City. The Architectural Review Committee (ARC) is a three-member sub-committee tasked with evaluating complex design issues.
Commissioners
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Hearing Details
When: Biweekly on Wednesdays at 12:30pm *
In Person: Chambers Room 400, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
Online: Watch Live on SFGovTV or view the rebroadcast on the SFGovTV program schedule
* Times subject to change; please refer to the calendar for schedule and updates.
Public Comment
Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments on scheduled agenda items and follow Hearing Procedures. Per our Privacy Policy, personal information included in communications to the Planning Department is subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance.
Language Assistance
To request an interpreter or call in to provide public comment for a specific item on an upcoming hearing, please contact the Commission Secretary at (628) 652-7589 or commissions.secretary@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing. Please state the hearing date, item number, and the language being requested.
Disability Accommodations
To request assistive listening devices, real time captioning, sign language interpreters, readers, large print agendas or other accommodations, please contact the Commission Secretary at (628) 652-7589 or commissions.secretary@sfgov.org at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing to help ensure availability.
Get Notifications
Subscribe to Historic Preservation Commission Hearing Agendas to receive email or text of upcoming hearings. Agendas are posted six calendar days prior to the hearing date.
Hearing Archives
SFGovTV recorded video, audio and caption notes of hearings are available here. Hearing agendas and minute archives dating back to 1998 are available here.
Rules and Regulations of the Historic Preservation Commission
Articles and definitions used by the Commission.
Variance Hearings
Variance Hearings allow property owners to seek exceptions to certain quantitative zoning laws (for example the number of feet of required setback), while also ensuring that any changes are in line with the City's planning goals and community well-being. Other common examples include requests for exceptions to rules about backyards and open space.
Learn how the Zoning Administrator applies the Planning Code.
Zoning Administrator
Corey Teague
corey.teague@sfgov.org
628.652.7328
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Hearing Details
When: Fourth Wednesday of each month at 9:30am *
In Person: Chambers Room 408, City Hall, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place&
Online: details will be provided within the agenda, once posted
* Times subject to change; please refer to the calendar for schedule and updates.
Public Comment
Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments on scheduled agenda items and follow Hearing Procedures. Per our Privacy Policy, personal information included in communications to the Planning Department is subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance.
Environmental Review Officer Hearings
Environmental Review Officer (ERO) hearings are conducted on an as-needed basis for two reasons. First, development projects can be heard in order to impose mitigation measures that reduce environmental impacts. This is only required for specific types of environmental clearances (e.g. General Plan Evaluations) when no other public hearing is required for the project. Second, environmental appeals can be heard for projects that have changed since they were first provided with a specific type of environmental clearance (e.g. Categorical Exemptions).
Learn more about San Francisco’s Environmental Review Process.
Environmental Review Officer (ERO)
Lisa Gibson
lisa.gibson@sfgov.org
628.652.7571
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Hearing Details
When: Generally on a Wednesday at 9:30am *
Online: details will be provided within the agenda, once posted
* Times subject to change; please refer to the calendar for schedule and updates.
Public Comment
Members of the public are encouraged to provide comments on scheduled agenda items and follow Hearing Procedures. Per our Privacy Policy, personal information included in communications to the Planning Department is subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act and the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance.
Rules and Regulations of the Environmental Review Officer
Hearing procedures used by the Officer.