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Park advocates tell commission draft "Rose" should bar new buildings in parks
Summary
Golden Gate Park preservation advocates urged the Historic Preservation Commission to restore language from the 1986 Recreation and Open Space Element so parks are not treated as potential building sites, warning that undefined terms like "cultural" could permit new construction in valued open space.
Catherine Howard, speaking for the Golden Gate Park Preservation Alliance and the Rose Working Group, told the Historic Preservation Commission that the draft 2013 Recreation and Open Space Element (the "Rose") risks opening parks to new construction. "The Rose opens up our parks to use as building sites," she said, urging the commission to return to the 1986 Rose restriction against new buildings in parks.
Howard cited policy…
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