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Board restores sixth floor for 3832 Eighteenth Street density‑bonus project after state intervention; neighbors press group‑housing, kitchen and ownership legal
Summary
The Board of Supervisors on June 27 restored a sixth floor to a contested, state‑eligible density‑bonus project at 3832 Eighteenth Street after the Planning Commission corrected a previous five‑story condition following a state notice of violation.
The Board of Supervisors on June 27 upheld a Planning Commission correction that restored a sixth floor to a proposed 19‑room group‑housing project at 3832 Eighteenth Street, a decision the project sponsor said was required after a state notice of violation from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Why it mattered: The project’s approvals have triggered a prolonged legal and administrative dispute about whether the development qualifies as "group housing," whether the sponsor’s filing locked in the applicable code under SB 330, and whether the city properly applied state density‑bonus rules when earlier conditioning had removed the sixth floor.
What the board decided: By a 10‑0 roll call, supervisors approved the…
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