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Planning staff outlines citywide cultural-resources survey; commission adopts 'earthquake shacks' theme document
Summary
Planning staff updated the Historic Preservation Commission on a citywide cultural-resources survey centered on race and social equity and the Arches data platform; commissioners unanimously adopted a theme document to evaluate 1906 "earthquake shacks," and staff will pursue outreach and possible code incentives to help preserve these structures.
The San Francisco Planning Department gave a detailed update on its citywide cultural-resources survey and the Historic Preservation Commission unanimously adopted an "earthquake shacks" theme document that sets an evaluative framework for identifying and assessing the small refugee cottages built after the 1906 earthquake.
Melanie Bishop and Maggie Smith, survey team staff, said the survey will center race and social equity and make greater use of community outreach and an "intangible cultural heritage" methodology. The survey framework will report findings by neighborhood (revised from 37 to 41 neighborhoods) and rely on the Arches data-management platform developed by the Getty Conservation Institute and the World Monuments Fund. ‘‘We will be working with each supervisor's office to identify community experts and…
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