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Commission approves revised plan for 50 Seward, eliminates small ADU and incorporates area into larger unit
Summary
After lengthy neighbor testimony over scale, shadowing and design, the commission approved a modified project at 50 Seward Street that removes the proposed 281-square-foot accessory dwelling unit and reallocates that square footage into the lower unit; the motion passed 4–1.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Thursday approved a revised plan for a multi-unit conversion at 50 Seward Street but required modifications in response to neighbor objections over scale, massing and privacy.
Neighbors and three formal 'Doctor requesters' told commissioners the proposal’s volume and design would harm the block face and result in new shadowing and privacy loss. James Pinkau, one of the requesters, said the plans "would destroy…
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