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Residents urge DBI to act on alleged "demolitions in disguise" and long-running 55 Montana dispute
Summary
Noe Valley residents told the Building Inspection Commission that alteration permits are being used to perform near-demolitions and described a long-running dispute at 55 Montana that they say left a neighbor's foundation undermined and her home mold-infested. Commissioners requested staff follow-up.
Anastasia Yovanopoulos, a Noe Valley resident, told the San Francisco Building Inspection Commission on Aug. 17 that alteration permits issued in her neighborhood increasingly resemble demolitions, with principal portions removed under the cover of a remodel permit.
"Principal portions are being removed from structures," Yovanopoulos said during general public comment, arguing the practice erodes the integrity of the San Francisco building code and can create…
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