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Board affirms Drew School final EIR; conditional‑use appeal tabled, leaving planning commission approval in place
Summary
After multi‑hour testimony, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to affirm the Planning Commission's certification of the Drew School Final EIR and then tabled the separate conditional‑use appeal, leaving the commission's approval intact for now while preserving options for further review.
The Board of Supervisors voted to affirm the Planning Commission's certification of the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Drew School expansion project and then considered but did not overturn the Planning Commission's conditional‑use authorization.
On the EIR certification (item 7), the board voted 11–0 to uphold the Planning Commission's decision. The EIR concluded that demolition of a three‑unit building at 1831'1835 Broderick Street would be an adverse historic resource impact and analyzed a series of mitigation measures and alternatives; appellants argued the EIR failed to consider other feasible alternatives, including relocating the existing structure or using other nearby parcels to avoid demolition.
Appellant attorney Steven Williams said the…
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