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Board rescinds conditional-use authorization for 1268 Grant Avenue after planning and police cite violations

3005901 · April 16, 2025
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Summary

After neighborhood protest and a Planning Department investigation, the Board of Supervisors disapproved a Planning Commission decision that had authorized "other entertainment" for the second floor of 1268 Grant Avenue; the board found new evidence of a recorded notice of special restriction and active code violations.

The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to disapprove a Planning Commission decision that had granted a conditional use authorization allowing "other entertainment" at 1268 Grant Avenue, a North Beach restaurant and upstairs space that neighbors and police said had been operating more like a bar and sports venue than a restaurant.

Telegraph Hill Dwellers and nearby residents appealed the Planning Commissions August approval after planning staff reviewed the property record and discovered a 2005 notice of special restriction on the site that imposed specific floor plans and limitations. The Planning Department also reported recently issued code-enforcement notices alleging intensified bar activity…

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