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Board certifies Final EIR for 75 Howard; appellants cite traffic and park shadow concerns
Summary
San Francisco ' The Board of Supervisors unanimously certified the Final Environmental Impact Report for a proposed 20-story residential tower and ground-floor retail at 75 Howard Street, affirming Planning's CEQA analysis despite appeals over traffic counts and shadows on Rincon Park.
San Francisco ' The Board of Supervisors unanimously certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) for a 20-story residential building proposed at 75 Howard Street, affirming Planning's conclusion that the EIR complied with CEQA.
Project and public concerns: Neighbors and a neighborhood coalition appealed Planning's certification, raising two central technical claims: that the traffic counts used in the FEIR were outdated and unreliable for current conditions, and that the FEIR underestimated or did not adequately analyze the shadow the new tower would cast on Rincon Park. Appellants also said a shorter building alternative should have been analyzed and called for more study of flood and hazardous-materials implications given the site's history and proximity…
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