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Board reverses CEQA exemption for 2417 Green Street after patrons and experts cite risks to adjacent historic house
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Jan. 9 to reverse a planning department determination that the proposed project at 2417 Green Street was categorically exempt from CEQA, following a lengthy public hearing and appeals process.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Jan. 9 to reverse a planning department determination that the proposed project at 2417 Green Street was categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), following a lengthy public hearing and appeals process.
Appellants and numerous neighbors argued the project’s excavation and three‑story rear addition could harm the adjacent, uphill Ernest Coxhead house at 2421 Green Street — a house they and several expert witnesses described as a highly significant historic resource. Speakers cited story poles showing the addition would block dozens of windows and viewlines, alleged deep excavations that could undermine the older house’s foundations, and the site’s appearance on the city’s Maher map of potentially contaminated soil.
The appeal hearing included a 10‑minute presentation by appellant attorney Richard Drury and testimony from property owner Philip Kaufman and several technical…
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