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Planning commission approves discretionary review, limits elevator penthouse at 848–850 Bay Street to 4 feet above roof
Summary
The San Francisco City Planning Commission voted unanimously to take discretionary review and require the elevator penthouse at 848–850 Bay Street be no more than 4 feet above the roof, following staff concerns that the proposed penthouse would harm views in a public view corridor and public comment both for and against the project.
San Francisco City Planning Commissioners voted unanimously to take discretionary review of a rooftop elevator penthouse at 848–850 Bay Street and limited the penthouse to a maximum of 4 feet above the roof, following staff presentation and public comment.
Staff told the commission the proposed elevator penthouse sits in a public view corridor and is visible from a nearby park and the cable car right-of-way; staff described the penthouse as roughly 12 feet tall by about 4–4½ feet wide by 5 feet deep (transcript figures) and said it meets planning-code dimensional limits but does not comply with the residential design guidelines. Staff also said it had received two letters opposing the addition.
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