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Community members urge stronger preservation and mitigation as Planning Commission reviews Draft EIR for 150 Eureka Street
Summary
At a Jan. 18 public hearing the Planning Department presented a draft EIR finding the proposed demolition at 150 Eureka Street would have a significant and unavoidable impact to the historic Metropolitan Community Church; church members and preservationists urged plaque, relocation or replication of the Rainbow Walk bricks and other mitigations while commissioners pressed for alternative analyses and clarified the EIR process.
The Planning Department on Thursday presented the Draft Environmental Impact Report for 150 Eureka Street, concluding the proposed project would demolish the Metropolitan Community Church (a recognized historic resource) and that the demolition constitutes a ‘‘significant and unavoidable’’ impact on historic architectural resources.
Jenny Delumo, the department’s EIR coordinator, told the commission the project would subdivide the site and construct two four‑story residential buildings totaling four dwelling units and eight parking spaces; the Draft EIR found project‑level significant impacts to the historic resource that could not be fully mitigated. The Historic Preservation Commission previously…
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