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Board affirms Planning Department’s categorical CEQA exemption for 3620 Buchanan after public hearing
Summary
After a contested public hearing on environmental and historic‑resource concerns, the Board of Supervisors voted 11–0 to uphold the Planning Department determination that the proposed 4‑story, 8‑unit project at 3620 Buchanan Street qualified for a Class 32 categorical exemption under CEQA.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on April 16 held a public hearing on an appeal challenging the Planning Department’s determination that a proposed development at 3620 Buchanan Street is categorically exempt from further environmental review under CEQA. After testimony from appellants, the planning department, preservation consultants and neighbors, the board voted to uphold the department’s exemption finding by roll call vote, 11–0.
Appellants — represented by the homeowners association for 1598 Bay Street — argued the exemption could not be used because the site appears on the State’s hazardous‑substances list maintained under Government Code section 65962.5 (they pointed to Department of Toxic Substances Control correspondence) and because demolition of a garden house and a…
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