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Planning Commission approves Sutro Tower antenna and ground‑level upgrades with neighborhood conditions

San Francisco Planning Commission · March 19, 2015
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Summary

The commission approved rooftop antenna additions (including community broadband and emergency communications), ground‑level erosion control and a satellite dish at Sutro Tower, subject to supplemental landscaping, painting of equipment and neighborhood engagement conditions aimed at screening and limiting installation impacts.

The Planning Commission on March 19 approved mandatory discretionary review permits for Sutro Tower to add roughly 51 rooftop antennas/dishes (including attachments for the San Francisco community broadband network, Department of Emergency Management and KQED) and to carry out ground‑level changes such as erosion control, a retaining wall, driveway repairs and a 42‑foot‑diameter ground satellite receiver. The vote was unanimous 6‑0 with a suite of supplemental neighborhood conditions.

Planning staff noted an addendum to the 2008 EIR analyzed…

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