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Board upholds Planning suspension of two permits for Folsom Street owners; offers paths to resolve
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied an appeal by Michael and Lauren Turan and upheld Planning’s suspension of two permits for 2722–2724 Folsom Street after a lengthy hearing. Planning alleges an unauthorized dwelling unit (UDU) and requires either restoration of the ground‑floor unit or a conditional‑use authorization to remove it; owners argued estoppel and latches and urged swift relief so they can finish fire repairs.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 30 denied an appeal by Michael and Lauren Turan and sustained the Planning Department’s request to suspend two building permits for their property at 2722–2724 Folsom Street. The decision followed a lengthy hearing featuring legal argument, staff presentations and extensive public comment from neighbors in support of the Turans.
The Turans described catastrophic fire damage in 2018 and said they relied on city permits and inspections to rebuild; they and their counsel argued the Planning Department and DBI had knowledge of the property’s history, that a March 2020 abatement permit labeled a ground-floor space a “laundry,” and that suspending the permits now after the couple spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair the house would amount to an unfair and legally barred action. Counsel Ryan Patterson cited doctrines including…
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