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Board seeks clearer structural‑engineer certification for demolition permits after mixed reports
Summary
HPAB members pressed staff to ensure demolition and certificate‑of‑appropriateness applications include signed, sealed reports from qualified structural engineers; staff agreed to investigate administrative changes and clarify applicant requirements.
Board members raised concerns about inconsistent or insufficient structural‑engineer reports accompanying demolition and certificate‑of‑appropriateness applications and asked staff to tighten submission requirements.
Rachel Berry, zoning official, confirmed the CA application checklist (Section 16.3 in current code) includes a “structural engineer’s analysis of structure.” Board members said reports they had reviewed sometimes lacked clarity about qualifications and whether the author was a certified structural engineer rather than a general professional engineer or unrelated discipline.
Board member Charlie Noble and others stressed…
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