San Francisco Board of Supervisors President Tom Ammianoproposed this week to change the site's zoning from industrial tolow-scale commercial, meaning that Atlanta-based Home Depot wouldneed to keep its store under 50,000 sf. The store, slated for the13-acre abandoned Schlage Lock and Key factory, is currentlyproposed to occupy 108,000 sf.

Visitacion Valley activists heralded Ammiano's proposal, sayingthe large chain store would become a large visual focus point andruin the neighborhood. Home Depot reacted by adding apartments anda grocery store to its proposed development, but remained firm onthe store's size. The board will discuss Ammiano's proposal thisfall.

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