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Board upholds SFMOMA expansion EIR after appellant raises visual, traffic and construction concerns
Summary
After a multi-hour hearing, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors affirmed Planning Commission certification of the final EIR for the SFMOMA expansion, rejecting an appeal focused on visual impacts, mid-block access, and construction effects. The clerk recorded the certification as passing (10 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent).
The Board of Supervisors on Friday certified the final environmental impact report (EIR) for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art expansion, rejecting an appeal by the owner of the adjacent W Hotel that challenged the EIR's treatment of visual impacts, mid-block access and construction impacts.
The board voted to affirm the Planning Commission's certification of the EIR after a multi-hour public hearing that included presentations from the appellant, planning staff and the museum. The vote to certify the EIR was recorded by the clerk as passing (final tally: 10 ayes, 0 noes, 1 absent at the final roll call for certification).
Why it matters: Certification clears a major procedural hurdle for SFMOMA's proposed expansion and related…
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