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Neighbors press Planning Commission over Whole Foods project: design, venting and loading concerns
Summary
Planning staff presented revised Stanyan/Haight mixed-use plans including cooling-tower options and garage ventilation. Neighbors from Haight-Ashbury objected to venting strategy and a proposed street loading zone, urging internal loading and design changes.
Jonas Iommi of the Planning Department presented refinements to the mixed-use project at Stanyan and Haight streets, describing changes to massing, materials and mechanical systems and noting two possible cooling-tower locations driven by structural and seismic concerns. Staff said underground garage ventilation fans would operate only when carbon-monoxide/CO2 thresholds are reached and that vents had been reoriented away from Page Street toward the project interior.
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