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Abatement Board upholds city order to remove rooftop planters at Bay Street apartment
Summary
The Abatement Appeals Board unanimously upheld an order of abatement for rooftop planters at a 24-unit Bay Street building, citing life-safety, load and egress concerns; commissioners encouraged the tenant and owner to pursue a formal permit path or interim mitigations.
The San Francisco Abatement Appeals Board on Nov. 16 unanimously upheld a director’s order requiring removal or mitigation of rooftop planters at a 24-unit building on Bay Street, citing structural-load, guardrail and fire- and egress-safety concerns.
Rosemarie Bosque, Chief Housing Inspector, told the board that photographs and a structural engineer’s letter show the number and size of receptacles and planters on the roof exceed what the roof was intended to support and that there are no guardrails. Bosque said the use creates safety risks, including potential hazards during firefighting or evacuation given fire-escape access from the roof.
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