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Commission approves 2918 Mission Street project after contentious hearing; mandates school‑focused construction mitigation and scheduled progress review
Summary
After hours of testimony from parents, educators and neighbors, the Planning Commission narrowly approved a conditional use for the 2918 Mission Street project Nov. 30, 2017, 4‑2. The decision includes a required construction mitigation program developed with the adjacent preschool and a scheduled Commission review to consider revocation if the project fails to show timely progress.
The Planning Commission approved the conditional use authorization for the 2918 Mission Street redevelopment on Nov. 30, voting 4‑2 to advance the project with specific mitigation and tracking requirements after a lengthy and sometimes emotional public hearing.
Project sponsor Bob Tillman and his design team presented a revised massing and façade scheme intended to reduce visual bulk and lessen shading on neighboring properties. Planning staff said the project underwent a Community Plan Exemption analysis under CEQA and that the proposal included 75 residential units, revised massing and mitigation measures derived from the Eastern Neighborhoods program. The sponsor emphasized outreach and a commitment to mitigate construction impacts.
Opposition centered on immediate neighborhood impacts: Dr. Thor Boucher, principal of the Zaida T. Rodriguez preschool directly across Osage Alley, urged the commission to reject or require substantial new…
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