Chestnut Street
Named in the records1906–2026
917 records of San Francisco tie this place, 1906–2026: 867 decisions of the Board of Supervisors and 50 facts read from city reports. Open the full list, with filters for years, kind and outcome.
- Kind
- Named in the records
- Records
- 917: 867 Board decisions, 50 facts from city reports
- Years
- 1906–2026
What the records say
The 60 most telling of its 917 records, in date order: the ones an editor picked first, then the highest scored. The one-line summaries were written by a language model from the printed page; open the page to check the wording.
| When | What the record says | Outcome | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912-02-26 | Milos Mitrov Gopcevic allowed a spur track on Chestnut Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1914-03-09 | Streetcar lines planned on Van Ness Avenue and Chestnut Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-06-16 | Block between Bay and Chestnut streets to be taken for schools | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-09-29 | Supervisor Roncovieri proposed rezoning the southwest corner of Van Ness Avenue and Chestnut Street to commercial use. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-09-29 | Supervisor Roncovieri proposed rezoning the southwest corner of Van Ness Avenue and Chestnut Street to commercial district. | ordinance | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-09-29 | Zoning map changed at southwest corner of Van Ness Avenue and Chestnut Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1924-12-15 | Board rezoned the southeast corner of Van Ness Avenue and Chestnut Street from residential to commercial for ninety days. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-08-02 | Applications to rezone Chestnut Street blocks between Fillmore and Scott streets from residential to commercial were denied. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1926-08-30 | City Planning Committee's plan for rezoning Chestnut Street adopted | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-03-28 | The southerly side of Chestnut Street between Pierce and Scott streets was rezoned from residential to Commercial District. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-04-04 | Proposed zoning change of the south side of Chestnut Street between Pierce and Steiner Streets to Commercial. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-04-11 | The southerly side of Chestnut Street between Pierce and Steiner streets was rezoned from Second Residential to Commercial. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1927-04-11 | Chestnut Street between Pierce and Steiner rezoned for shops | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1928-03-12 | South side of Chestnut Street near Steiner Street changed from Second Residential to Commercial district. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-08-25 | City Attorney directed to start eminent domain proceedings for a property on Chestnut Street east of Polk Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1930-11-25 | The Board ordered condemnation proceedings to take land on Chestnut Street near Polk Street for street purposes. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-06-29 | Hearing on appeal of a Chestnut Street rezoning from residential to commercial set for August 3, 1931. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-08-31 | Shops refused on Chestnut Street between Fillmore and Scott streets | resolution | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-09-10 | Motion to overturn the Planning Commission's rezoning of north Chestnut Street between Fillmore and Scott failed. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-09-10 | Motion by Supervisor McSheehy to overturn the City Planning Commission's rezoning decision for north Chestnut Street between Fillmore and Scott failed. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-09-21 | Motion to recall commercial building permits on north Chestnut Street between Fillmore and Scott failed; reconsideration motion also lost. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-09-28 | The Board approved the City Planning Commission's rezoning of the north side of Chestnut Street between Fillmore and Scott streets from residential to commercial. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1931-09-28 | Shops allowed on Chestnut Street between Fillmore and Scott streets | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1933-06-26 | Board disapproved the Planning Commission's refusal to rezone the southwest corner of Chestnut and Webster streets to commercial. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1934-02-19 | Hearing set for February 26, 1934 on appeal to rezone part of south Chestnut Street to commercial. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1934-02-26 | The Board rejected a resolution overturning the Planning Commission's refusal to rezone property on Chestnut Street near Laguna Street. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1934-02-26 | Appeal to rezone a 25-foot Chestnut Street strip from residential to commercial failed; the resolution was refused passage. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1934-02-26 | Appeal fails over shops on Chestnut Street near Laguna Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1936-06-08 | The Mayor's veto of a $10,000 (≈ $242,403 in 2026 dollars) budget item toward buying the Humphreys property at Chestnut and Hyde streets was sustained. | vetoed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1936-12-28 | Board set January 4, 1937 as the hearing date for an appeal seeking to rezone a Chestnut Street property to commercial use. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1937-01-04 | Resolution to overturn the Planning Commission's refusal to rezone Chestnut Street to commercial use failed. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1937-01-04 | Rezoning of Chestnut Street near Webster Street from residential to commercial was defeated on appeal from the City Planning Commission. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1937-01-04 | Neighbours object to Annunzio Avola's rezoning plan on Chestnut Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1937-01-04 | Shops refused on Chestnut Street near Webster Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1937-01-11 | The Board refused to overturn the Planning Commission's denial of rezoning a Chestnut Street property from residential to commercial. | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1955-10-24 | Chestnut Street closed for the Marina Merchants Association's Thanksgiving festival | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-10-29 | Hearing on appeal to rezone the Van Ness Avenue and Chestnut Street corner to commercial was set for November 5, 1956. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-11-05 | Shops refused at Van Ness Avenue and Chestnut Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-11-05 | Shops denied at Van Ness Avenue and Chestnut Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-11-13 | Rezoning of the southwest corner of Van Ness Avenue and Chestnut Street to commercial was refused on appeal. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1956-11-13 | Shops denied at Van Ness Avenue and Chestnut Street | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1966-11-28 | Zoning map changed for properties on San Jose Avenue, Chestnut Street and San Carlos Street, from R-4 and R-3 to C-2. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1974-01-28 | Montgomery-North Associates may build a retaining wall on Chestnut Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1979-06-04 | Subdivision at 1140 Chestnut Street refused as against the Master Plan | refused | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-03-28 | Banks and financial offices to be barred from Chestnut Street shops; passed first reading, later finally passed | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-03-28 | Zoning map to be redrawn for Chestnut Street between Webster and Broderick; passed first reading, later finally passed | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1988-03-28 | Zoning map redrawn for Chestnut Street between Webster and Broderick | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989-05-08 | 629 Chestnut Street condos approved, so units can be sold separately | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1989-11-20 | Board upheld City Planning Commission approval of 117 condominium units with a conditional use at 600-690 Chestnut Street. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1991-03-18 | Condo units at 1257 Chestnut Street can be sold separately | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1995-04-17 | Zoning of 2430 Chestnut Street changed from RH-3 to NC-2 and passed for second reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1995-04-17 | No major environmental harm found in rezoning 2430 Chestnut Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1995-04-17 | 2430 Chestnut Street proposed for rezoning to neighborhood shops | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1995-04-24 | 2430 Chestnut Street proposed for rezoning to neighborhood shops | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1995-10-30 | Mayor Jordan vetoed the Board's approval of a liquor license at 2241 Chestnut Street, citing noise and congestion. | vetoed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 1997-08-25 | City protects owner on sales of four affordable homes at 690 Chestnut | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-11-09 | Landmark designation of the Marina Branch Library at 1890 Chestnut Street passed first reading. | passed first reading | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2010-11-16 | Board passed the ordinance designating 1890 Chestnut Street, the Marina Branch Library, as a city landmark. | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2021-10-05 | Landmark status passed for Art Institute's fresco at 800 Chestnut Street | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
| 2021-10-05 | Art Institute's fresco at 800 Chestnut Street made a landmark | passed | Board decision scanned page ↗ |
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