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Planning Commission approves demolition and replacement at 159 Laidley Street

San Francisco Planning Commission · May 20, 2021
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Summary

The commission unanimously approved a conditional use authorization to demolish a deteriorated single-family home at 159 Laidley Street and replace it with a contextual single-family residence; staff cited structural issues, nonhistoric status and site soil conditions as primary reasons for recommending demolition.

The San Francisco Planning Commission voted unanimously 7-0 to approve a conditional use authorization (CUA) for demolition of an existing circa-1909 single-family dwelling at 159 Laidley Street and the construction of a new single-family house with parking and a partially habitable basement.

Planning staff (Jeff Warren/Jeff Horn) told commissioners the existing building is not a historic resource and that three site-specific conditions favor demolition rather than a partial remodel: widespread, amateur repairs compromising structure; the house…

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