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Board holds Ellis Street tourist-hotel use in abeyance with strict vacate, safety and permit conditions
Summary
For Case No. 6794819 (Ellis Street), the board voted unanimously to hold the abatement order in abeyance to Dec. 17 provided the owner meets conditions including 7‑ and 21‑day vacate timelines, filing permits within seven days, weekly inspections, no car repair or advertising, installation of CO sensors and fire extinguishers, and physically closing off second- and third-floor residential access.
The Abatement Appeals Board unanimously approved a motion to hold the order of abatement for Case No. 6794819 (Ellis Street) in abeyance, setting specific conditions and timelines intended to address what staff described as an unpermitted conversion of a commercial garage into a tourist-hotel or hostel use.
Chief Housing Inspector Rosemarie Boske presented photos and a floor plan showing third-floor guestrooms, bunk-bed configurations, blocked or missing required fenestration and ventilation, egress issues, lack of sprinklers and insufficient sanitary…
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