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Abatement Appeals Board upholds abatements for properties on Haight, Sixth and continues rehearing request for Beulah
Summary
The board upheld abatements at 1654 Haight Street and 320 Sixth Street with short holds to allow completion (30 days each), imposed assessment of costs for Haight, and continued a rehearing request for 132 Beulah Street for 30 days.
At its meeting the San Francisco Abatement Appeals Board took several procedural enforcement actions: it upheld abatements for 1654 Haight Street and 320 Sixth Street while granting short holds to allow the appellants time to finish required work, and it granted a 30‑day continuance on a rehearing request for 132 Beulah Street.
For 1654 Haight Street (case 6760), Department staff said the complaint (201152853) concerned an expired permit for accessibility work; the permit had been renewed but work remained incomplete. The department recommended upholding the abatement and assessing costs. The board voted to uphold the abatement, hold enforcement in abeyance for 30 days to allow completion, and include assessment of costs. The figure read aloud in the transcript was transcribed as "$12.00 8"; the board recorded the motion and voted unanimously.
For the 3‑unit building at 320 Sixth Street (case 6762333320), Senior Inspector Andrew Kars reported that plans were approved, a building permit had been obtained and construction had started the prior week. Staff recommended a 30‑day extension; commissioners moved to uphold the abatement and hold enforcement for 30 days while assessing costs, and the motion carried unanimously.
On a rehearing request for 132 Beulah Street (appeal 6757), owner Catherine Rogers sought suspension of the order of abatement pending tenant vacancies and requested fee waivers. Board counsel said the packet includes a written request stating the relief sought (suspension of the order of abatement and waiver of fees if no life or safety hazards exist). Commissioners debated whether rehearing grounds were shown and whether granting a continuance stays the board’s prior decision; the board granted one continuance of 30 days and asked staff to confirm legal effect on the compliance timeline.
All motions noted in the public transcript were approved by unanimous roll call. The board invited general public comment and received none before adjourning at 09:50 a.m.
