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Commission approves two Pacific Avenue infill buildings with modest alley setbacks after neighbors protest
Summary
After neighborhood groups asked for discretionary review and argued the new four‑story buildings would overwhelm narrow Lynch Alley, the commission approved the project but added modest setback conditions and storefront glazing and planter requirements to reduce shadowing and alley impacts.
The Planning Commission on Aug. 13 approved construction of two new four‑story buildings at 1364 and 1370 Pacific Avenue but required modest design changes to reduce impacts on the narrow Lynch Alley behind the sites.
Neighbors and PANA (Pacific Avenue Neighborhood Association) requested discretionary review, arguing the proposed 40‑foot‑tall buildings would set a precedent for alley shading and loss of the small‑scale character protected in the 2007…
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