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Board upholds DBI/Planning approvals for 1555 Oak ADU permit over tenant claims
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied an appeal challenging an alteration permit to construct three ADUs at 1555 Oak Street after city planning and building staff testified the application met code; tenants and advocates alleged misrepresentations and severance of parking, but the board found the permit properly issued and pointed to the Rent Board for tenant-service remedies.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on July 6 denied an appeal by tenants challenging an alteration permit that would convert ground-floor space at 1555 Oak Street into three accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The appellants alleged the permit applicant misled agencies about mandatory seismic retrofit status and unlawfully severed tenant parking and other housing services.
Brad Hearn of the Housing Rights Committee, representing the appellant, argued the project sponsor submitted inaccurate screening forms and used prior permits to…
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