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Commission declines discretionary review of 481 Jersey Street project after neighbors raise demolition and light‑and‑air concerns
Summary
Neighbors asked for discretionary review of a proposed two‑story plus additions at 481 Jersey St., arguing the work amounts to demolition and would block light and alter neighborhood scale; the commission voted not to take Doctor but directed sponsor to continue working with staff and neighbors.
Adjacent homeowners asked the Planning Commission to take discretionary review (a "Doctor" request) for a proposed substantial alteration at 481 Jersey Street, saying the project effectively amounts to demolition and will significantly reduce light and air to adjacent houses. Neighbors and counsel presented story‑pole photos and argued the developer kept an old permit from 2008 and is now pursuing a larger envelope without…
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