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Board denies environmental appeal of 3601 Lawton HomeSF project, upholds Planning Commission authorization
Summary
The Board of Appeals unanimously denied an appeal that challenged a HOME‑SF authorization for 3601 Lawton Street, finding no error or abuse of discretion and noting that environmental remediation and Department of Public Health oversight are required at the permitting stage.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Sept. 30 denied an environmental appeal of the Planning Commission’s HOME‑SF authorization for 3601 Lawton Street and upheld the Commission’s decision by a 5–0 vote.
Appellant Mike Murphy told the board the site, a former gas station, has a history of underground‑storage‑tank releases and contaminated groundwater; he argued the Planning Department’s common‑sense CEQA exemption (issued July 8) was inappropriate given the site’s contaminated soil and groundwater and urged that remediation plans and controls be required before…
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