Planning Commission certifies EIR for 5M project, approves findings and raises Bodecker Park shadow limit

The San Francisco Planning Commission on Sept. 17 certified the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed 5M mixed‑use development at 925 Mission Street and adopted related CEQA findings, including a Statement of Overriding Considerations, after hours of staff presentations and public testimony. The commission also voted to raise the cumulative shadow limit for Father Alfred E. Bodecker Park in connection with the project.

Planning staff and the project sponsor described the 4‑acre proposal as a large transit‑oriented development that would preserve several historic buildings and add about 700 housing units and roughly 800,000 square feet of office space in three new towers. Staff said the sponsor revised its preferred project during review to avoid demolition of a locally significant building and that the revised project would not introduce new types of unavoidable impacts beyond those identified in the draft EIR. Michael Jacinto of Environmental Planning recommended certification, saying staff had prepared responses to public comments and technical…