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Planning Commission conditions approval at 655 Alvarado after DBI finds extensive unpermitted demolition
Summary
The commission found that work at 655 Alvarado exceeded approved demolition and removed roughly 88–90% of the building; after hearing neighbors’ damage claims and DBI reports, commissioners required the rebuilt massing to match the prior legal building, a Certificate of Final Completion/Occupancy and progress reporting.
The Planning Commission, after extended testimony and a DBI presentation that described extensive unpermitted demolition, approved a conditional use authorization for 655 Alvarado Street on the condition that the rebuilt structure match the legal massing of the pre‑demolition building and that the project secure a Certificate of Final Completion and Occupancy (CFCO) to ensure a habitable result.
DBI Chief Building Inspector Patrick O’Riordan reported demolition at the site exceeded the approved scope: ‘‘At stop work in October of…
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