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Planning Commission presses Academy of Art on institutional master plan, enforcement and legalizations
Summary
Commissioners used an update on the Academy of Art University’s environmental review and institutional master plan to press the university and staff on outstanding unpermitted properties, pending IMP updates (due Nov.), and enforcement actions including penalties accruing on at least one property; the department recommended grouping AAU cases by project type for efficient review.
Department staff updated the Planning Commission on ongoing environmental review and compliance work for the Academy of Art University (AAU). Staff said AAU submitted an Institutional Master Plan (IMP) that the commission accepted in 2011 and that a two‑year update was due in November 2015. The draft EIR and associated Institutional Master Plan update are expected to be part of a set of hearings and subsequent conditional use authorizations for scores of AAU‑owned properties across the city.
Commissioners and members of the public raised longstanding enforcement concerns. Several speakers urged tougher action, citing hundreds of…
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