Board Affirms Planning Department on 4th Street AT&T Antenna; Appellant Says Roof Deck Was Omitted from Review

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday affirmed the Planning Department's determination that the proposed AT&T telecommunications installation at 660–670 Fourth Street is categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA, rejecting an appeal by a building resident who said the company and its consultants failed to account for a privately used roof deck.

The ruling came after more than three hours of testimony from the appellant, Planning Department staff, the project sponsor's representatives and technical consultants. Supervisor Kim moved to affirm the Planning Department determination and to table related items for findings; the motion, seconded by Supervisor Ellsburn, passed on a roll call vote of 11–0.

The appellant argued the application omitted or misrepresented the existence and proximity of a frequently used rooftop deck and that site plans and the RF exposure report did not include measurements that would show the antennas' public-exposure perimeter reached that deck. He told the board his family uses the deck several times a week and said, "If you wouldn't allow these antennas to be located on or next to a…