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Commissions set and raise park shadow limits for Maritime Plaza and Sue Bierman Park

San Francisco Planning Commission (joint with Recreation and Park Commission) · July 29, 2021
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Summary

After staff presented a shadow study, the Recreation & Park Commission and Planning Commission agreed to raise the absolute cumulative limit (ACL) for Maritime Plaza and set an ACL for Sue Bierman Park to accommodate shadow from the 530 Sansom project; votes were split on Planning Commission (4-2).

The Recreation & Park Commission and Planning Commission on July 29 reviewed a technical shadow analysis for the proposed 530 Sansom Street project and adopted actions to accommodate the development's new shadow on two nearby public parks.

Chris Towns, a planner with the Recreation and Park Department, summarized the analysis and the 1989 memo that established absolute cumulative limits (ACLs). He told commissioners Maritime Plaza currently has about 67.88% existing shadow and…

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