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Board upholds firewall permit at 792 Hayes Street; DBI told to review prior complaint
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied an appeal from Lan Le challenging a permit for a one‑hour fire‑rated wall at 792 Hayes Street, finding the permit was code‑compliant and advising the Department of Building Inspection to follow up on the appellant’s prior complaint.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on April 30, 2025 denied an appeal by Lan Le that sought to overturn a Department of Building Inspection and Planning-approved permit for a one‑hour fire-rated wall at 792 Hayes Street.
The appeal concerned a revision to a previously issued permit to install a one‑hour, 36‑inch‑high fire-rated wall along one side of an approved exterior stair that is adjacent to the property line. City staff and the board said the permit before the panel covered only the firewall installation and not other concerns raised by the appellant about a stair encroaching into an easement.
Joseph Ospital, senior building inspector for the Department of Building Inspection, told the board: “This this permit…
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