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Draft EIR finds significant unavoidable impact to 550 O'Farrell historic resource; public comment period open
Summary
Planning staff presented a draft environmental impact report for a proposed mixed-use project at 550 O'Farrell Street; the DEIR concluded demolition would cause significant unavoidable impacts to an individually-eligible historic resource and proposed mitigation including HABS documentation and interpretive materials. Staff sought public comment on adequacy and accuracy under CEQA.
The Planning Department presented the draft environmental impact report for a proposed mixed-use project at 550 O'Farrell Street and opened the document for public comment under CEQA.
Jennifer McKellar, the department's EIR coordinator for the project, told the commission the DEIR analyzes a proposed project that would retain the building facade but demolish most of the interior garage structure to build a roughly 105–130-foot mixed-use building with between 111 and 116 dwelling units (22–23 inclusionary units depending on the variant). "The draft EIR concluded that both the proposed project and the project…
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