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Planning commission moves to continue AT&T antenna case at 1700 Union Street after neighbors and preservation concerns
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted to continue AT&T’s conditional use permit for three antennas at 1700 Union St. with an intent to disapprove, directing staff to return Nov. 7 with a written disapproval if unresolved. Neighbors and preservation advocates said design and outreach remain inadequate.
The San Francisco Planning Commission on Oct. 17 moved to continue a conditional use application from AT&T for antennas at 1700 Union Street and signaled intent to disapprove the proposal if outstanding concerns are not resolved.
Commissioners debated for more than an hour whether the carrier’s redesigns sufficiently avoid adverse visual and historic impacts on the 40‑foot, Edwardian Hawthorne building and adjacent view corridors. Staff described revisions that reduce the installation from nine panels to three, lower antenna heights from about 6 feet to roughly 4 feet, relocate the largest equipment cabinet from the roof to ground level and add screening. Staff recommended approval with additional refinements to conceal…
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