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Commissions unanimously signal intent to raise Portsmouth Square shadow limit for senior‑housing project
Summary
Planning and Recreation & Park commissioners unanimously voted an intent to raise Portsmouth Square’s cumulative shadow limit by 0.022% to allow a Self Help for the Elderly project at 740 Washington Street that would provide 18 affordable senior units and a ground‑floor senior center; final action will follow CEQA and design review.
The Planning Commission and Recreation and Park Commission unanimously expressed intent to allow a small increase in shadowing on Portsmouth Square to facilitate a proposed senior‑housing project at 740 Washington Street.
Planning staff described two linked requests: raise the park’s zero‑tolerance shadow budget and, later, allocate that additional budget to the proposed Self Help for the Elderly project. Staff said the project would demolish an existing building and construct a roughly four‑story building with about 18 affordable senior units and a ground‑floor senior center. Staff…
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