110 THE EMBARCADERO

We oppose this high rise. It is out of place in this special and important area in this city. It is out of scale with the Audiffred building.

An 84 foot tall building with mechanicals is tall enough. I urge you to disapprove this reclassification. This would be a terrible precedent and why? What decisions have they made to make this building so expensive?

We ask that you reconsider your decision and require that a full EIR be done for this project.

This is a project of spot zoning and spot zoning is generally not a good idea.

SF Tomorrow Offered to take the commission on a tour of the waterfront. Do not pit the environment against the neighborhood. That is what you would be doing with this project. If you give people a density bonus for LEED buildings, you're going to have a fight between greening the city and over building the city.

I oppose this exception to the General Plan and the Waterfront Plan. It's a bad idea to grant this spot zoning.

We are unique and we should not let developers go against our General Plan

I urge you not to reclassify 110 The Embarcadero for new bulk and height.

resident of Rincon Towers The current vacant building is an eyesore and something needs to be done and it's nice that a developer is doing something with the space and its wonderful that the parking has been removed. Why does the building have to be so large and why are we going against the city guidelines and policy?

I'm here to speak against the spot rezoning. The Waterfront Plan might be an old document, but it can be reviewed with broad public input and updated if need be. That has not been done.

It is a dangerous precedent to allow any development along the Embarcadero to have an exemption to the height limit. Developers will be happy to develop their projects as green to get that bonus. We'll end up with Miami Beach down there.

Follow the Department's original recommendation and disapprove the rezoning of this single site to accommodate this project.

We are so worried about you approving this because of the spot zoning.

I live in the area and I'm here to support the project. The building is a jewel box and will enhance the Embarcadero.

The rational for the height is the building. That is a rational for spot zoning. It should be what is the context for the heights in the Downtown Plan?

I'm here to support the staff's original recommendation from November 30, 2008 to disapprove the rezoning of this site because the height increase is in conflict with the current zoning; the proposed design is inappropriate with surrounding buildings; and the new building will cast new shadows on open space.

Our neighborhood association has strong opposition to any increase in height along the waterfront and we do support a full EIR.

Go green and get spot rezoning. That is a terrible precedent you will establish with this project.

Please reconsider your decision to grant a 46 percent height bonus as a reward for a LEED certified building.

We don't have a formal presentation, but want to thank you for working with us over the past weeks. We have eliminated all of the parking as requested and retained a LEED-Platinum rating.

I am in strong opposition of the rezoning of 110 The Embarcadero from 84 feet to 130 feet. Spot zoning sets a dangerous precedent and undermines the very purpose of the city's Waterfront and General Plans. Please require a full EIR