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Neighbors and safety advocates push back on Bernal Heights building and street plan; commission continues review
Summary
Two proposed houses and a new street on upper Folsom drew extensive opposition centered on emergency access, a 26‑inch gas transmission line, steep grades and cumulative CEQA concerns. After hours of testimony the Commission continued the item to May 5 to allow further technical review and agency input.
A pair of privately proposed single‑family houses at 3516 and 3526 Folsom Street triggered one of the night’s longest and most technical hearings. The applicants proposed two modest family houses on vacant lots reached by a new short street and driveway extension up a steep slope; the street work would require utility relocation and long retaining walls in parts of the hillside.
Doctor requesters, neighborhood groups and the Sierra Club urged the Commission to withdraw a categorical CEQA exemption and require an environmental…
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