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Board upholds permit for vertical addition at 3516–3518 Sacramento Street after ADA feasibility review

San Francisco Board of Appeals · January 31, 2024
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Summary

An appeal claiming the project lacked vertical access for people with disabilities was denied; DBI and the project's engineers said the agency accepted a technical/feasibility exemption and that comparable ground-floor space will be provided for customers unable to access upper floors. The board voted 5–0 to deny the appeal.

Appellant Ed Van Roden told the board the permit to revise 3516–3518 Sacramento Street to add a fourth story raised ADA concerns because the building will continue to have commercial space above grade served only by stairs. “I don’t know how anybody would get to the Second Or Third Floor by stairs if they're in a wheelchair,” Van Roden said, urging further review of Title 24 and accessibility triggers.

Engineer Alex Santos, the engineer of record, explained that the…

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