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Commission approves Nob Hill theater conversion at 729 Bush Street, preserving vintage blade sign
Summary
The Planning Commission approved a mixed-use conversion and vertical addition at 729 Bush Street that preserves a historic blade sign and creates medical office space, ambulatory surgery center and four family-sized residential units, granting necessary height and rear-yard variances.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Dec. 15 approved a project to convert and vertically expand the former Nob Hill Theater at 729 Bush Street into mixed-use space with medical offices and family-sized housing, while designating the building's vertical blade sign as a vintage sign to be preserved.
Planning staff recommended approval with conditions, noting that the blade sign qualified as a cultural artifact under planning code standards and that mitigation measures in the project's mitigated negative declaration would address potential impacts. Alex Westhoff of the Planning Department summarized required conditional use authorizations for upper-floor…
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