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Commission continues contentious SRO conversion at 374 Fifth Street for further review
Summary
Following hours of public testimony for and against converting a burned tourist hostel into 46 SRO group‑housing rooms, the Planning Commission continued the item to Dec. 2 so staff can resolve life‑safety, unit‑layout and enforceable management‑condition questions.
The Planning Commission on Sept. 30 continued consideration of a proposal to convert a damaged tourist hostel at 374 Fifth Street into a 46‑room residential hotel (SRO group housing) after an unusually large turnout of neighbors and stakeholders presented conflicting views on management, operations, unit configuration and neighborhood impacts.
Corey Teague (Planning Department) summarized the application and noted the project would replace 23 SRO rooms removed from 235 O’Farrell as part of a related conversion. Staff provided a set of draft enforceable conditions it believed were within the department’s authority; many…
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