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Board upholds Planning Department on HOME-SF eligibility for 955 Sansom, denying neighborhood appeal
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied an appeal by the Waterfront Action Committee challenging a planning determination that 955 Sansom qualifies as a HOME-SF soft site. The board found the zoning administrator’s methodology fell within his discretion and that the appeal did not show legal error.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Dec. 14 denied an appeal by the Waterfront Action Committee seeking to overturn a zoning administrator letter that found 955 Sansom Street eligible for the city’s HOME-SF development bonus program.
The Waterfront Action Committee’s attorney, Richard Drury, told the board the zoning administrator misapplied the ordinance’s language and understated existing development on the site. Drury said the committee’s calculations show the garage at 955 Sansom should be counted as more developed and that the site therefore crosses the program’s 20% threshold. "The plain language says the numerator is the developed area.…
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