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Board committee advances rooftop expansion for Hearse Building hotel at 5 Third Street
Summary
Committee forwarded an amendment to allow modest rooftop floor area on the 13-story Hearse Building at 5 Third Street, citing historic-preservation review; public commenters urged engineering checks for rooftop loads while labor groups said the project includes worker protections and union access.
The committee sent an amended ordinance to the full Board of Supervisors that would allow new floor area or building volume on the rooftop of a nonconforming Article 11 structure at 5 Third Street — the Hearse Building — provided the rooftop has an existing parapet at least 17 feet high along the primary frontage.
"This is a site specific piece of legislation," Chair Supervisor Aaron Peskin said after planning staff described a project to…
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