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Board upholds three Fifield/Rincon Hill demolition permits despite appellants’ traffic and cumulative‑impact concerns
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld three demolition permits for properties at 375, 385 and 399 Fremont Street tied to the Fifield Development Rincon Hill project. Appellants raised traffic, idling trucks, dust, and cumulative construction impacts, but the Board found the Rincon Hill EIR mitigation measures and planning approvals supported issuance and voted 5–0 to reaffirm the permits.
The Board of Appeals heard protests to demolition permits for three Fremont Street buildings proposed for removal as part of Fifield Development’s Rincon Hill project and voted to uphold the permits 5–0.
Appellants, including the owner of an adjacent manufacturing business, argued the neighborhood is already subject to heavy construction activity (notably the 1 Rincon Hill project), that pedestrian access and traffic at the Fremont/Harrison intersection are degraded and that the Rincon Hill environmental…
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