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Commission approves rezoning of 170 Valencia to protect historic community facility for SF Gay Men's Chorus
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to apply uniform NCT3 zoning to 170 Valencia Street to preserve continued community-facility use by the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus, after neighbors raised concerns about residential impacts on Elgin Park and hours of operation.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted to approve a zoning map amendment to make the entire parcel at 170 Valencia Street uniformly zoned NCT3, a change staff and sponsors say will preserve the historic Art Deco building as a community facility and allow the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus to establish a permanent home.
Kyle Smiley, representing Supervisor Rafael Mandelman’s office, told the commission the move would apply a single zoning designation "in order to continue the tradition of using the space as a community facility" and to preserve the building’s…
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