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Board of Appeals upholds Planning Commission on 706 Mission Mexican Museum project
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on July 31 denied appeals and a jurisdiction request challenging the Planning Commission’s Section 309 determination for the 706 Mission Street Mexican Museum and 480‑foot residential tower, finding no error in interpretation or abuse of discretion and sustaining CEQA findings.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied an appeal and a related jurisdiction request on July 31, 2013, clearing the way for the proposed Mexican Museum and adjacent 480‑foot, 43‑story tower at 706 Mission Street to proceed under approvals already granted by city decision‑makers.
Appellants represented by attorney Tom Lippy argued that the Planning Commission improperly increased a shadow “budget” for Union Square under Planning Code Section 2.95 and that the commission’s findings were unsupported by the…
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