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Board reopens case, grants jurisdiction for 524 Lake St.; related permit appeals continued to Dec. 14
Summary
After lengthy testimony from tenants, neighbors and the Department of Building Inspection, the Board of Appeals voted to reconsider and then grant a jurisdiction request for 524 Lake Street; the board continued related electrical and plumbing appeals to Dec. 14 and gave appellants five days to file a formal appeal.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Nov. 2 reopened and granted a jurisdiction request tied to work at 524 Lake Street after neighbors and tenants alleged prolonged disruptive work done without timely posting of permits.
Attorney Steve Collier, representing Margaret and Michael Bloomfield, told the board the building permit for a kitchen remodel was not visible on the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) website in August and that demolition and plumbing and electrical work began before the tenants knew a permit had been posted. Collier argued that withheld or late posting had prevented a timely appeal.
The Bloomfields and neighbors described weeks of loud demolition, repeated water incidents and painting fumes they said made parts of their home…
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