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Neighbors press Planning Commission to reject 'out‑of‑scale' Noe Valley rebuild; hearing continued to Dec. 10

San Francisco Planning Commission · September 10, 2015
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Summary

Three neighbor-initiated discretionary review petitions challenged a proposed demolition and 3‑story replacement at 1783 Noe St., citing an unreliable sponsor appraisal, demolition-threshold concerns and impacts on light, privacy and an adjacent cottage. After extensive testimony the Commission continued the matter to Dec. 10 for further sponsor–neighborhood discussions.

Neighbors opposing a proposed demolition and three‑story single‑family replacement at 1783 Noe Street asked the Planning Commission on Sept. 10 to disapprove both the demolition permit and the replacement building permit, arguing the project is out of scale for the block and that the sponsor’s appraisal should not exempt the demolition from the code’s mandatory review thresholds.

Three public‑initiated discretionary‑review petitions were filed by nearby residents. Petitioners — including Sean Harrington and David Rizzoli — said the lot’s existing cottage and the block’s pattern of modest front and side yards establish a neighborhood…

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