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Planning Commission approves Noe Valley conditional use authorization after enforcement audit; owner alleges prior permitting corruption
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use authorization to legalize excess excavation and a horizontal addition at a Noe Valley home (increase from 3,405 to 3,965 sq ft), while hearing allegations from the homeowner about corrupt permitting practices and staff descriptions of DBI audits and a need for legislative fixes. The vote was unanimous, 6-0.
The Planning Commission on July 18 approved a conditional use authorization to legalize excess basement excavation and a horizontal addition at a Noe Valley single-family home, permitting the expansion of gross floor area from approximately 3,405 square feet to 3,965 square feet. Planning staff said the work was completed in 2017 and later discovered during a 2023 audit by the Department of Building Inspection (DBI); the commission voted unanimously, 6-0, to approve the CUA with conditions.
John Dacey of the planning department presented the…
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