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Commission upholds PMND and approves 899 Valencia Street conditional use after shadow and traffic debate
Summary
The commission on May 26 upheld a preliminary mitigated negative declaration and then approved conditional use authorization for a five‑story, 18‑unit mixed‑use project at 899 Valencia Street, after debate about transportation methodology and potential shadows on Mission Playground. The vote on the PMND and the CU were unanimous.
The Planning Commission on May 26 considered an appeal of a preliminary mitigated negative declaration (PMND) and a conditional use authorization for a proposed five‑story, approximately 50,000 square‑foot mixed‑use building at 899 Valencia Street with 18 residential units and groundfloor retail.
Appellant Sue Hester argued staff relied on outdated transportation assumptions (census commute data from 1990) and that the shadow analysis under‑weighted impacts to the…
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