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Developers offer Redwood Park expansion as tradeoff for minor shadows; commissions take public comment on 555 Washington but defer action
Summary
At a joint hearing on shadow limits for the 555 Washington project, staff presented quantified shadow hours for Maritime Plaza and Sue Bierman Park; the project sponsor offered to expand and donate Redwood Park as mitigation. The commissions took public testimony and received legal guidance that final votes must wait for CEQA/EIR completion.
City planning and Rec and Park staff and the project sponsor presented competing analyses and public testimony on May 7 about shadow impacts from the proposed 555 Washington Street development. Deputy City Attorney Marlena Byrne told both commissions they could hold the joint hearing and accept public comment but should not take final approval actions before the draft environmental impact report is finalized and the EIR is certified.
Planning staff described the project as demolition of a 9‑story office and a one‑story retail building and construction of a mixed‑use tower with an approximate finished roof height of 390 feet (425 feet including rooftop mechanicals). Rec and Park staff presented the…
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