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Planning Commission approves revised Funston Avenue addition after protracted debate and structural objections
Summary
After a lengthy hearing with neighbors and engineers raising structural and light‑and‑privacy concerns, the Planning Commission voted 5–2 to approve the discretionary review for 1911 Funston Avenue with staff‑recommended setbacks and an additional requirement to reduce the lower‑level office projection by five feet.
The Planning Commission voted Thursday to take discretionary review and approve a revised addition at 1911 Funston Avenue after more than two hours of testimony and technical exchange over massing, mid‑block open‑space intrusion, and shared foundation concerns.
Planning staff summarized revisions the project sponsor made since the March hearing, including reductions to lower levels, added side setbacks and removal of a solarium on the lowest floor. Staff recommended approval with conditions that include additional side setbacks, a peer structural and soils review panel to be overseen by the Department of Building Inspection, and…
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