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Commission continues contentious 3832 Eighteenth Street group‑housing proposal after hours of public comment
Summary
A proposal to demolish a single‑family house and build a six‑story, 19‑room group‑housing project using the state density bonus drew dozens of callers for and against it; commissioners continued the conditional‑use authorization to Oct. 14 for further sponsor‑staff work on shadowing, unit design and financing.
The Planning Commission continued a controversial conditional‑use authorization for a proposed demolition and replacement at 3832 Eighteenth Street after more than three hours of public testimony on July 15.
Staff described a 6‑story, 60‑foot building proposed as group housing under state density bonus law, providing 19 group rooms including three on‑site below‑market‑rate rooms. Jeff Warren, Planning Department staff, summarized the project’s envelope, shadow analysis and density‑bonus waivers; the department found the project "on balance, consistent with the objectives and policies of the general plan" but corrected…
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