In a room packed with contention, the Planning Commission decided Thursday in a 5-1 vote to begin considering temporary controls on development in the Mission.
The commission will take a final vote on a resolution in early August.
The decision came after two hours of public comment, during which almost all of the members of the public — both pro- and anti-development — encouraged the commission to reject consideration of a resolution that will essentially make developers of new market-rate housing go through a more rigorous review. The controls would last for a six-month period.