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Neighbors call 655 Alvarado an unlawful demolition; DBI to produce annotated report for Planning
Summary
Neighbors and community groups urged the Building Inspection Commission to declare 655 Alvarado an unpermitted demolition after DBI staff described permits, suspensions and hazard mitigation; DBI committed to prepare overlay drawings, a chronology and to review whether the work meets the demolition standard.
The Building Inspection Commission heard lengthy testimony May 16 about 655 Alvarado Street, where DBI staff said multiple permits and addenda dating from a 2009 site permit through 2016–17 revisions resulted in suspensions and active notices of violation for work that DBI currently characterizes as exceeding the scope of permitted work.
DBI plan‑check engineer Cyril Yu described site reconnaissance and the department’s issuance of an administrative permit to complete temporary shoring and retaining systems after inspectors found the partially demolished site created hazards for neighboring property owners. DBI said work stopped Oct. 4, 2017…
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