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Votes at a glance: Planning Commission actions on Sept. 30, 2010
Summary
The commission approved multiple consent and calendar items, certified an EIR, upheld a negative declaration, approved several conditional uses and demolitions, and continued a major SRO conversion to Dec. 2 for additional review.
Summary of formal actions taken Sept. 30, 2010 by the San Francisco Planning Commission:
- Continuances: Commissioners voted to continue items 1–5 (cases 2010.0556D; 2010.0557D; 2010.0558D; 2010.0182U; 2010.0514C) to the dates announced by staff (motions carried by roll call; SEG 038–056).
- Certified EIR: The commission certified the final EIR for the Crystal Springs pipeline replacement (case 2005.0963E) by unanimous roll call (SEG 191–196; 194–205).
- Consent items moved: Item 6 (380–398 Randolph) was approved with staff directed to work on design refinements (unanimous vote; SEG 1376–1424). Item 8 (445–447 Sutter massage establishment) was approved unanimously (SEG 2080–2096).
- Diamond Street (Item 7, 448 Diamond): After debate the commission approved the mandatory discretionary review and variance for the project as proposed, concluding a substitute motion failed 3–2 and the underlying approval proceeded; commissioners Moore and Olague voted no on a substitute; the project was approved as presented (SEG 1939–1948; 1952–1957).
- 1050 Valencia (Item 15): The commission unanimously upheld the Planning Department’s preliminary mitigated negative declaration (SEG 3715–3728).
- 3131 Fillmore restaurant (Item 16): Conditional use approval granted unanimously (SEG 3868–3884).
- 444 Presidio (Item 17): Conditional use permit for Clearwire wireless facility approved unanimously (SEG 4080–4096).
- 1269 Lombard (Item 18): The commission voted unanimously to approve demolition following an HPC finding that the structure lacks historic integrity (SEG 4210–4238).
- 673 Brussels (Item 20): The commission voted unanimously to approve demolition and new construction of a single‑family dwelling after finding the existing structure unsound and supporting a family reconstruction (SEG 6190–6340).
- 374 Fifth (Item 19): The commission continued the conversion/variance and discretionary review to Dec. 2 with the public hearing remaining open while staff obtains additional technical reviews (SEG 5642–5680).
These votes reflect the commission’s mix of routine approvals, contested land‑use decisions, and requests for additional technical and enforcement information on complex housing conversions.
