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Planning Commission approves addition at 393— 395 Douglas Street over neighbors— objections
Summary
The commission voted 4—1 to approve a one-story vertical addition at 393—395 Douglas Street after public testimony that the project would block views from the historic Douglas Street steps; neighbors had petitioned and presented photo renderings and a 239-name petition in opposition.
The Planning Commission voted on March 20 to approve a one-story vertical addition to a two-unit building at 393—395 Douglas Street after a contested public hearing about impacts to the historic Douglas Street steps and views toward downtown and the Castro.
Neighborhood opponents, led by James Hollenbeck, said the addition would obstruct public views from the steps, eliminate multiple landings— sightlines to the Castro Theater and Pride flag, and diminish a public landmark they described as the…
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