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San Francisco commissions approve small shadow allowance to clear path for 36–38 Harriet Street housing project
Summary
The Planning Commission and Recreation and Park Commission voted to allocate a 0.44% increase in the Jean Friend Recreation Center’s cumulative shadow budget to accommodate a proposed 23‑unit, LEED‑targeting building at 36–38 Harriet Street after debate over whether the change requires revisiting a 1989 Prop K implementation memo.
The San Francisco Planning Commission and the Recreation and Park Commission on Feb. 17 voted to allow a limited increase to the Jean Friend Recreation Center’s cumulative shadow allocation so a proposed four‑story, 23‑unit housing project at 36–38 Harriet Street can move forward.
Planning staff recommended and commissioners approved a resolution allocating an additional 0.44% of the park’s annual available sunlight hours to the project and finding that the project’s net new shadow would not be “significant or adverse” under Planning Code section 2.95, the city’s sunlight ordinance. The Planning Commission approved the actions 5–2; Commissioners Moore and Seguire voted no. The Recreation and Park Commission approved the corresponding action unanimously.
The project sponsor, project manager Cara Hoosier, said the building would be four stories with 23 units, target LEED Platinum certification and include bike…
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