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Board upholds Planning Department exemption for Brickyard patio despite neighbors' noise concerns
Summary
The Board of Supervisors affirmed the Planning Department's categorical exemption for a new outdoor patio at 1787 Union Street, rejecting appellants' request for a full CEQA review. Neighbors testified about repeated noise problems; the Planning Department cited Entertainment Commission sound readings.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on May 24 upheld the Planning Department's determination that the project at 1787 Union Street (the Brickyard) is categorically exempt from environmental review, rejecting appellants' request to require a CEQA document analyzing projected noise impacts.
Appellants and many nearby residents argued the proposed outdoor patio and the restaurant's open bifold doors will project amplified crowd noise into adjacent homes and businesses. Gloria Smith, attorney for the appellants, said the Planning Department had acknowledged potential noise impacts and nevertheless treated the matter as a categorical exemption. "Because the city has admitted the project has noise impacts," Smith told the board, "you must return this project back to the planning department to prepare a CEQA document that analyzes the impacts and circulate that for public review."
Neighbors presented photographs, on-the-ground sound meter readings and personal recordings that…
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