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Committee approves City Cemetery landmarking amendments and forwards nomination to full Board
Summary
The Land Use and Transportation Committee voted Sept. 12 to approve Supervisor Connie Chan’s amendments to an ordinance designating City Cemetery in Lincoln Park as an archaeological landmark and sent the measure to the full Board with a positive recommendation. Planning staff cited archaeological and historical significance and the proposal drew broad community support.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors’ Land Use and Transportation Committee on Sept. 12 approved amendments and voted to forward an ordinance to designate City Cemetery in Lincoln Park as an archaeological landmark.
Supervisor Connie Chan, sponsor of the ordinance, said the proposal recognizes immigrant fraternal and religious burial plots and aims to make City Cemetery the city’s first archaeological landmark. "An estimated 10,000 bodies still rest beneath the turf," Chan said, describing the site’s nineteenth-century use by fraternal veteran and immigrant organizations. She emphasized the designation is not intended to obstruct or limit recreation or golf course operations and introduced clarifying amendments to ensure…
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