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Commission reviews preservation alternatives for Woolsey and Lake Merced projects; asks for clustered‑preservation options
Summary
The commission reviewed preservation alternatives for two preservation‑sensitive projects: the University Mound Nursery (770 Wolsey) draft EIR, where staff found the proposed project would cause significant, unavoidable impacts but offered full‑ and partial‑preservation alternatives; and the Lake Merced recreation proposal (520 John Muir), where commissioners asked staff to explore alternatives that keep a cohesive cluster of historic shooting fields and buildings.
The Historic Preservation Commission spent substantial time on two lengthy environmental‑review items and asked staff to refine preservation alternatives so the city can balance new recreational or housing objectives with historic‑resource values.
For 770 Wolsey (the University Mound Nursery), staff and the project sponsor presented the draft environmental‑impact report and three alternatives: no project, full preservation and partial preservation. Staff concluded the proposed project would demolish the majority of greenhouses and associated structures and…
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