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Board upholds permit for 3160 Jackson after engineers say shoring plans exist; neighbors asked to review documents
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied an appeal and upheld a site permit for 3160 Jackson Street on March 19 after permit holders and city engineers said detailed shoring and monitoring plans exist and have been submitted to DBI (the permit addenda remain suspended while the appeal was active).
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on March 19 denied an appeal and upheld the site permit for 3160 Jackson Street after a lengthy hearing in which neighbors raised structural and safety concerns about a planned 25‑foot excavation uphill of a century‑old retaining wall.
Neighbors Lana and John Adair and their structural consultant, Daryl Harris, told the board the existing concrete retaining wall behind their house is cracked, lacks reinforcement and that proposed excavation would undercut the wall about 15 feet below its footing. Harris told the board he found large cracks and no rebar in the wall and concluded a deep excavation as proposed “has a good chance this wall will fail.” The Adairs asked the board to delay or require the permit holder to submit more detailed shoring…
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