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Public outcry at Planning Commission hearing on Academy of Art University draft EIR over housing conversions and shuttle traffic
Summary
The commission opened the public hearing on the Academy of Art University (AAU) draft EIR. Dozens of residents and neighborhood groups accused AAU of buying and converting existing rental housing to student beds, urged enforcement, and urged the university to build student housing. Staff clarified CEQA baseline rules and said an Existing Sites Technical Memorandum will be provided.
The Planning Commission opened a public hearing on the Academy of Art University's draft environmental impact report on April 16, receiving more than two dozen public comments about housing impacts, conversion of rental units to student beds and shuttle‑related traffic and parking concerns.
Planning staff said the programmatic DEIR analyzes AAU's proposed growth to a projected on‑site enrollment of approximately 17,000 students and up to 6,100 additional students and 1,200 staff by 2020; staff reported that the DEIR finds significant and unavoidable impacts on transit and population/housing and that the public comment period closes April 27. Staff reminded commenters that the hearing was limited to the…
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