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Historic Preservation Commission approves wider entry and accessibility changes at 400 California St.
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously to approve Option 2 for alterations at landmark 400 California Street, approving taller, more visible entry doors and a widened interior connection for accessibility and egress, while asking that an on-site interpretive program be documented for the Planning Commission.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission on a unanimous vote approved changes to 400 California Street that will widen an interior ground-floor connection for accessibility and replace the non-historic 1967 entry doors with a new, historically sympathetic treatment. The commission voted to approve the project under Option 2 and added a finding supporting an on-site interpretive program to be incorporated as part of the Planning Department's conditional use authorization.
Staff said both options before the commission met the Secretary of the Interior's standards but recommended Option 1 because it involves the least alteration. Charles Enchell, preservation staff, described the work as removing…
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