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Abatement Appeals Board upholds second abatement order for 901 Balboa; assessment reduced
Summary
The Abatement Appeals Board voted 5-1 (one recusal) to uphold the Director's second order of abatement for 901 Balboa Street but directed staff to reduce the assessment to $317.80 and to abate the complaint once a demolition permit is issued or field verification confirms vacancy and safe shoring.
On Dec. 18, 2006, the San Francisco Abatement Appeals Board heard an appeal of a Director's order of abatement for 901 Balboa Street and voted to uphold the second order while ordering a reduced assessment and conditions for abatement.
The Board's acting secretary, Carla Johnson, told commissioners that staff recommended lifting an earlier order that staff later determined was issued in error but upholding the second order that remained in effect. Staff also recommended reducing assessed fees to $317.80 and allowing abatement of the complaint either upon issuance of a residential demolition permit or upon a field inspection verifying that the building is vacated and safely shored.
The appellant's attorney, Steve Williams, argued the department had delayed bringing…
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