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Planning Commission Reviews Japantown Better Neighborhoods Plan Presentation
Summary
Planning staff and community leaders presented the Japantown Better Neighborhoods Plan: proposed expanded study boundary, historic and cultural preservation survey of ~500 properties, community priorities including a cultural center, small-business retention programs, and consideration of a 400-foot tower at 1481 Post. A December 1 community workshop was announced.
Planning Department staff updated the Planning Commission on the Japantown Better Neighborhoods Plan and community outreach to date.
Ken Rich and project manager Rosie Dudley summarized a multi-phase planning effort that grew from property ownership changes in the Japan Center area, including the sale of mall properties and the Kabuki Theatre. Staff described a preliminary project boundary (reaching from California to Gough and south of Geary down to O'Farrell, with a jog around Rosa Parks Elementary) and the inclusion of several ongoing projects (Japan Center, Geary Bus Rapid Transit, and a proposed 400-foot tower at 1481…
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