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Board of Appeals continues dispute over fire escape spanning 2507–2509 Pacific Ave to May 31
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals continued an appeal over a decades‑old fire escape that spans 2507 and 2509 Pacific Ave after DBI and Planning told the board the permit to remove it was improperly issued; the board will rehear the case with a full five‑member panel on May 31.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on May 17 continued an appeal over a fire escape that spans two neighboring homes at 2507 and 2509 Pacific Avenue until May 31 so a full five‑member panel can vote.
Appellant James Lipsett told the panel the metal fire escape provides an ‘‘additional means of egress’’ for his family and recounted a 1990s kitchen fire in which a top‑floor occupant used the escape to reach safety. Lipsett said his household — including two young children and an elderly relative — relies on the structure for emergency exit and opposes its removal.
Appellant counsel Laura Strazzo said the fire escape appears in city records and was inspected in 1964 and in 2023, that the structure crosses the property line and is affixed to both buildings, and that…
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