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After heated public debate, Planning Commission certifies EIR and approves Booker T. Washington community center and affordable housing project
Summary
The commission certified the final EIR and approved rezoning and a plan-unit development to rebuild the Booker T. Washington Community Center with a new community center, gym and up to 50 affordable units (24 set aside for transition-age youth). The decision followed extensive public testimony both supporting the project's social goals and urging reduced height, with the commission instructing staff to work on final design and mitigation conditions.
The Planning Commission on April 28 certified the final environmental impact report (EIR) and approved zoning and conditional-use entitlements for the Booker T. Washington Community Center mixed-use project at 800 Presidio Avenue.
Staff framed the proposal as demolition of the existing 12,000 sq ft community center and construction of a new facility including a gymnasium and up to 50 housing units, 24 of which would be set aside for transition-age youth (youth aging out of foster care). The project includes 21 parking spaces in a basement garage and would require a height exception under a new Presidio-Sutter Special Use District (SUD) to…
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