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Hearing of persons interested in or objecting to the decision of the Planning Department dated April 10, 2007, Case No. 2005.0842E, (Building Permit Application No. 2005.06.16.5311), exempting from environmental review under Categorical Exemption Class 1 [State Guidelines, Section 15301(e)]. The proposal would add a new basement and construct an underground parking garage for five vehicles. The 3,000-square foot (sq ft) basement storage area would extend approximately nine feet below three existing townhome structures constructed in 1908 and listed on the Here Today historic register; the approximately 3,000-sq ft garage, would extend about 18-1/2 feet below grade. The project would require breaching and excavating behind a large retaining wall on Green Street to allow for the removal of 2,400 cubic yards of soil. Access to the garage would be through a 9-foot by 10-foot wooden roll-up garage door on Green Street. The site is on a rectangular parcel of 5,275 sq ft within the block (Assessor's Block 0125; Lots 115, 116, 117). The project site, located in the Russian Hill neighborhood, is zoned RH-3 (Residential, House-Three Family) and is within a 40-X Height and Bulk District. (Appellant: Jamie Cherry on behalf of the Russian Hill Community Association)
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