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Board upholds Crown Terrace site permit in 3— 2 decision amid demolition-by-piecemeal debate
Summary
Neighbors and experts told the board the Crown Terrace project amounted to a de facto demolition and threatened affordable housing and slope stability; the permit holder and city staff said the project met planning and DBI thresholds and welcomed peer review. The board voted 3— 2 to uphold the site permit as code-conforming.
The Board of Appeals on March 20 deliberated a lengthy and contested appeal (13-001) over a site permit for 125 Crown Terrace, where neighbors and appellant counsel argued the proposed alteration amounted to a "de facto demolition" that would circumvent Planning Code section 3.17 and reduce affordable housing stock.
Appellant Steve Williams and retained engineer Pat Buskovich argued the project removes or alters more than allowed and that structural calculations and plans were incomplete or amended after notice and neighborhood review. Williams called it "a de facto demolition" and urged the board to…
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