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Neighbors press Planning Commission on helipad, asbestos and construction risks at SFGH draft EIR hearing
Summary
The Commission opened public comment on the draft EIR for the proposed San Francisco General Hospital rebuild. Speakers praised the hospital’s mission but voiced strong concerns about a proposed helipad, asbestos/soil disturbance during construction, noise, traffic and loss of open space; staff set a written comment deadline and will respond in a comments-and-responses document.
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the draft environmental impact report (EIR) for the proposed replacement acute‑care hospital at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH), taking oral comments while the written comment period remained open through April 22, 2008.
Planning staff said the draft EIR analyzes a proposed 7‑story (plus two basement levels), ~422,000‑square‑foot hospital with about 284 acute beds, required to meet SB 1953 seismic standards. The EIR treats a rooftop helipad as a separate project for environmental review, and the IMP revision presented to the commission states the helipad would not be located on the new hospital roof. The draft EIR found potential significant unavoidable impacts to a potential historic district and, under cumulative conditions, to the US‑101 southbound off‑ramp at Potrero Avenue.
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