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Board upholds DPW approval of 28-unit Habitat for Humanity project at 1 Capitol Avenue; neighbor appeal denied
Summary
After a public hearing, the Board of Supervisors voted 11-0 to approve a tentative subdivision map for a 28-unit Habitat for Humanity development at 1 Capitol Avenue and denied an appeal by an adjacent neighbor who sought continued use of a small garden area.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Wednesday upheld the Department of Public Works's approval of a tentative map for a 28-unit Habitat for Humanity project at 1 Capitol Avenue, rejecting an appeal from a nearby resident who said she had an informal agreement to use an 8-foot area behind her backyard for a personal garden.
The appellant, Linda Lam, told the board she and her 83-year-old father had used the narrow area since May 2011 after a prior developer had promised access. "I'm being told to move off of the property and remove all of his plants," Lam said during the hearing, asking the board for compassion and help preserving the garden area that her father uses.
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco and city planning staff told the board the subdivision and entitlements were…
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