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Public commenter alleges improper city actions in permit dispute; DBI says matter in litigation
Summary
A public commenter accused the city and the City Attorney of improper searches and mistreatment in a permit dispute; DBI staff said the case is the subject of litigation and permits are currently held by the Planning Department pending a Section 311 neighborhood-notification process.
A public commenter raised allegations about the city’s handling of a permit dispute, accusing the City Attorney of searching a home without a warrant and describing what she called a pattern of unfair treatment. The commenter characterized the case as a "San Francisco Watergate" and displayed aerial images to the commission.
DBI acting deputy director Carla Johnson responded that there are cross-filings and litigation between the property owner and the city, and that a judge had directed arbitration or otherwise adjudicated matters concerning required submittals. Johnson said the permit submittals were on hold with the Planning Department, which was conducting a Section 311 neighborhood-notification process, and that the matter was outside DBI’s current jurisdiction.
Commissioners did not take action on the allegation at the hearing; DBI staff declined to discuss the non-agendized litigation at length and advised interested parties to pursue the matter through the legal process.
