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Commission approves 59 Mirabel renovation with reduced parking and asbestos removal condition after heated neighborhood hearing
Summary
After a lengthy, emotional public hearing over a rear addition, parking variance and tenant concerns at 59 Mirabel Avenue, the Planning Commission voted to approve the renovation with a reduced off-street parking requirement and a condition requiring licensed asbestos-siding removal.
The Planning Commission on Sept. 4 approved a discretionary-review application for 59 Mirabel Avenue that had drawn strong neighborhood opposition over parking and tenant-displacement concerns. The project sponsor proposed rear additions and two off-street parking spaces in a configuration staff and the sponsor said complied with current policy; opponents argued tandem parking is impractical and said the proposal would worsen on-street parking and could displace rent-controlled tenants.
Peter Rengstorf, the DR requester, told the Commission neighbors had not been consulted adequately and…
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