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Board moves 252 Ninth Street demolition to 'call of the chair' after planning flags possible historic resource
Summary
The Board of Appeals continued an appeal over the demolition permit for 252 Ninth Street to the 'call of the chair' after planning staff said surveys identify the building as a contributor to a potential Western SoMa historic district, raising CEQA concerns and calling into question a prior categorical exemption.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on May 20 continued an appeal over a demolition permit for 252 Ninth Street to the "call of the chair" so planning staff can finish environmental review after new survey information suggested the building may be a historic resource.
Planning Department staff told the board the application was initially approved in 2002 and relied on a categorical exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act but that additional surveys, including later Eastern Neighborhoods and Western SoMa studies, now identify the property as a potential contributor to a Western SoMa Light Industrial and Residential Historic District. "The…
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