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Planning commission orders full EIR for Harding Theatre after weeks of debate
Summary
After hours of public testimony, including preservation experts and theater groups, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to require a full environmental impact report for the proposed Harding Theatre redevelopment, citing substantial public concern about impacts to historic character and cultural uses.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted 7–0 to require a full environmental impact report for the proposed redevelopment of the Harding Theatre at Divisadero and Hayes. The unanimous decision, reached after an extended public hearing, came in response to an appeal by Friends of 1800 arguing the project’s planned alterations could have significant adverse effects on a building staff deems eligible as a historic resource.
The decision followed hours of public comment from preservationists, theater advocates and neighborhood residents. Arthur Levy, attorney for…
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