Board of Appeals revokes gate permit for disputed Mission Greenway parcel

The San Francisco Board of Appeals on April 26 granted an appeal and revoked a building-permit to replace a gate at 957 Treat Avenue, saying the permit was issued in error because the applicant was not the recorded property owner. The board voted 5–0 to grant the appeal and revoke DBI permit 202303022910.

The appeal was filed by Friends of the Mission Greenway, represented by Elizabeth Creeley, who told commissioners the neighborhood group does not claim title but opposed a permit granted to Seventeenth and Peralta LLC, which the appellant says is not the owner. "No one has a legal right to be on that parcel currently," Creeley said during her presentation, stressing the group’s goal of preserving public access and the Greenway’s community uses.

Planning Department Deputy Zoning Administrator Tina Tam told the board her office’s records show the assessor lists John Center Company as the recorded owner of Lot 36A and that Seventeenth and Peralta LLC is not the owner. Planning recommended granting the appeal and revoking the permit because the…