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Board upholds Planning Commission on 340 Bryant conversion despite neighborhood safety concerns

San Francisco Board of Appeals · April 8, 2015
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Summary

The Board of Appeals denied an appeal of a Planning Commission approval allowing conversion of upper floors at 340 Bryant to office use, finding the project's voluntary streetscape work and planning findings sufficient despite neighbors' pedestrian-safety concerns and requests for conditions.

The San Francisco Board of Appeals on April 8 denied an appeal by neighborhood residents seeking to block a planning decision that allows conversion of upper floors at 340 Bryant Street to offices. The board voted 4-0, with Commissioner Rick Swigg recused, to uphold the Planning Commission's environmental findings and office-allocation authorization.

Appellant counsel Sue Hester told the board the site is "the world's most unusual site" and pressed for clarification about new conditions approved by the Board of Supervisors the day before, arguing that…

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