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Abatement Appeals Board denies rehearing request for 820 Laguna Honda; previous abatement stands
Summary
The Abatement Appeals Board unanimously denied a request to rehear an order of abatement for 820 Laguna Honda Boulevard, finding no new evidence or legal error. Neighbors and multiple public speakers urged the board to let the abatement and planning actions stand.
The Abatement Appeals Board on Wednesday denied a request for rehearing of an order of abatement for 820 Laguna Honda Boulevard, ruling that the appellant had not presented new facts or shown legal error sufficient to reopen the matter.
The board—s action, carried by unanimous vote, leaves in place the order issued earlier this year that requires the property owner to address unpermitted construction at the site.
Attorney David Pearl, representing property owner William O'Keefe, told the board the prior decision was legally erroneous and relied on "incompetent hearsay evidence." Pearl argued the board had improperly focused on whether O'Keefe believed a permit existed rather than the dispositive legal question: "the issue is simply was there a permit or not? If…
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