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Planning Commission upholds Mitigated Negative Declaration for proposed Hearst Building rehabilitation
Summary
After contested appeals from preservation advocates, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to uphold the Planning Department's finding that revisions to the Hearst Building project meet the Secretary of the Interior's rehabilitation standards and that mitigation measures make environmental impacts less than significant.
The Planning Commission on Feb. 14 unanimously upheld a Planning Department determination that a proposed rehabilitation and partial reuse of the Hearst Building at 5 Third Street can proceed under a mitigated negative declaration (MND).
The item drew a contested appeal from preservation advocates who argued the project would remove the Julia Morgan'designed penthouse and that the loss could materially impair the building's historic significance. Planning staff, an independent consultant and the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) reviewed revised plans…
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