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San Francisco Planning Commission · November 12, 2009

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Item 8 — Academy of Art University institutional master plan and enforcement update

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18:26 → 29:58(11m 31s)

Planning staff (Scott Sanchez, Steve Wertheim, Nani Turrell) briefed the commission on the Academy of Art University Institutional Master Plan, reporting sign, use and life‑safety compliance issues, two recent acquisitions (460 Townsend, 950 Van Ness) and a proposed bus storage site at Gerald Avenue. Staff said many properties had been converted without required permits and some permits are on hold pending use entitlements; staff intends to fold the EIR transportation analysis into the IMP. Multiple public speakers (Sue Hester, Joel Coppell/IBEW Local 6 and others) accused the Academy of using

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San Francisco Planning Commission meeting covering Academy of Art University enforcement, certification of the 1415 Mission Street EIR and associated entitlements, the Calaveras Dam draft EIR public hearing, and multiple land-use and project reviews including a contested single‑family demolition/2‑unit project on Randall Street and a wide-ranging Northeast Embarcadero study.

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