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Board grants encroachment permit at 1335 Stanyan with conditions after neighbors and applicant debate safety and open-space concerns

3005825 · April 16, 2025
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Summary

After hearing testimony from the Department of Public Works, neighbors, medical experts and the applicant, the Board of Supervisors disapproved DPW’s denial and granted an encroachment permit for garbage can enclosures at 1335 Stanyan Street, subject to conditions protecting mature plantings, public sidewalk visibility and ongoing maintenance.

The Board of Supervisors on Dec. 9 heard an appeal of the Department of Public Works’ denial of a minor sidewalk encroachment permit for 1335 Stanyan Street and approved granting the permit with conditions.

Background: The property owner, Penny Sempell, applied for an encroachment permit to place covered enclosures for three large garbage cans near a private stairway that connects Clarendon Avenue to a lower block. DPW staff, represented by John Kwong, reviewed the application and said it satisfied technical requirements but recommended denial after neighborhood objections and departmental hearings, concluding the proposed encroachment…

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