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Abatement Appeals Board upholds DBI order for 201 Ashton Avenue, pauses enforcement 180 days
Summary
The San Francisco Abatement Appeals Board upheld a DBI order of abatement for an allegedly unpermitted fence at 201 Ashton Avenue but voted unanimously to hold enforcement for 180 days to allow the owner and the Department of Public Works to resolve outstanding permit issues.
The San Francisco Abatement Appeals Board on Aug. 21 upheld the Department of Building Inspection(DBI) order of abatement and associated assessment of costs for a fence at 201 Ashton Avenue, but the board voted unanimously to hold enforcement in abeyance for 180 days to give the property owner and the Department of Public Works (DPW) time to resolve outstanding permit requirements.
DBI inspector Joe Ng told the board that the agencyfound unauthorized fences at the corner lot during a 2017 inspection and that the owner had not obtained the required permits or completed corrective work over a seven-year period. Ng said the photos in DBIrecords showed a solid-panel fence exceeding the exemption height and that DBI recommended the order be upheld and…
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