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Planning commission adopts retained‑elements design guidelines to guide façade and element retention

San Francisco Planning Commission · December 5, 2019
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Summary

The commission adopted a discretionary set of 'retained elements' special topic design guidelines intended to help design review and decisionmaking when part of a building is kept and integrated into new development. The policy is voluntary but can be directed by commissions.

The Planning Commission voted unanimously Dec. 5 to adopt a new set of retained‑elements special topic design guidelines intended to guide when and how portions of existing buildings — facades, signage, murals and other elements — should be kept or integrated into new projects.

Planning staff said the guidelines are not equivalent to Secretary of Interior standards for…

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