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After contested hearing, commission approves Noe Valley project with terracing and setback conditions
Summary
Neighbors argued the seven‑unit project at 556 20th Street would produce a monolithic rear wall on steep topography; after public testimony the commission took the discretionary‑review request, required additional terracing/setbacks, removed west‑side decks and set conditions on guardrails and landscaping, and approved the project unanimously.
The Planning Commission approved, after a discretionary‑review hearing, a contested seven‑unit project at 556 20th Street (Noe Valley) with modifications requested by nearby homeowners. Neighbors had argued the proposed design produced a tall, monolithic rear wall because of the site’s steep downhill topography, and they asked the commission to require "significant sculpting and terracing" in…
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