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Board of Appeals adopts fiscal year 2024 annual report, notes lower appeal volume and surplus
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals adopted its FY24 annual report, reporting 28 meetings (108 hours), 80 new appeals (below the roughly 141 10-year average) and a budget surplus; commissioners discussed the impact of Assembly Bill 114 on appeal jurisdiction.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted unanimously to adopt its fiscal year 2024 annual report after a briefing from Executive Director Julie Rosenberg and edits requested by commissioners.
Rosenberg told the board it held 28 meetings totaling 108 hours during the fiscal year and that 80 new appeals were filed — below the board's 10-year average of about 141 appeals. She connected the lower volume in part to changes in state law, citing Assembly Bill 114 (effective Jan. 1, 2024), which limits the Board's jurisdiction over post-entitlement phase permits for housing projects.
On finances, Rosenberg reported the board finished FY24 with a surplus that will be placed into deferred revenue as a buffer for future years. Commissioners thanked staff, noted historical shifts in case types (telephone/telecommunications and taxi medallion cases were referenced as past drivers of volume), and debated whether to include language about litigation strategy in the report; Vice President John Trezvina proposed removing a sentence that speculated about future city litigation strategy and the board's potential response.
Commissioner Rick Swigg moved to adopt the report as amended; the board approved the motion 4-0. President Jose Lopez, Vice President John Trezvina, Commissioner J. R. Epler and Commissioner Rick Swigg all voted to adopt the amended report.
The board closed the meeting following adoption of the report and approved the earlier meeting minutes before adjourning.
