The Planning Commission is holding a meeting on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Potrero Yard project, which would build homes/commercial space over a rebuilt bus maintenance yard.
The DEIR says that building homes would have more impacts than a project w/o them. 🙃
The DEIR says that building homes would have more impacts than a project w/o them. 🙃
The CEQA outreach process has been going on for a full year at this point 🙃
Sue Hestor is requesting a continuance of the public comment period ending August 31. "This is a real important EIR, and it deserves really thoughtful comments.... Can we have a little bit more time?"
Planning Commissioner Sue Diamond is asking if it's possible to build an alternative project which resembles the proposed project, but which reduces residential space so that it has no significant toxic air contaminants due to the construction period.
Commissioner Diamond says that, significantly, the building would shadow parts of the Franklin Square children's playground, during the hours of 8–11 AM in the winter. She wants to see massing reduced to reduce shadow.
Commissioner Imperial says she's alarmed that few people are gathered here to provide comment [and complain]. So she agrees with Sue Hestor that the comment period should be longer. And she echoes Commissioner Diamond's concern, since sunlight is badly needed in the winter.
Commissioner Imperial says that when she toured the site, she was thinking about parking for Muni workers. Parking is not identified in the DEIR. She would like to see findings about how many Muni workers will need parking.
Commissioner Tanner is asking if the public comment period is discretionary. Debra Dwyer, Planning Staff, says that California Code of Regulations section 15105 says that the comment period can be extended due to unusual circumstances.
Commissioner Tanner would like to extend the CEQA public comment period due to COVID-19.
After some discussion, the Planning Commission does not take any action to extend the public comment period, since the CEQA process will take... another year from now [did I hear that right?]
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