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Commission delays Parcel F general-plan initiation after Chinatown groups raise shadow concerns
Summary
Commissioners continued initiation of a general plan amendment for the Parcel F (542–550 Howard St.) mixed-use tower after extensive public testimony about shadow impacts to Chinatown parks and playgrounds. The Commission set a new initiation date for Dec. 5 to allow further review.
The Planning Commission on Oct. 17 agreed to continue initiation of a general-plan amendment for the proposed Parcel F mixed-use tower, scheduling the matter for further review on Dec. 5 after intense public testimony on shadow impacts to Chinatown parks.
Nick Foster, planning staff, described the project as an initiation request for a mixed-use building at 542–550 Howard (Parcel F) that would include a tower roughly 61 stories tall, about 750–800 feet with 165 dwelling units, 189 hotel rooms and approximately 274,000 square feet of…
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