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Board rejects permit to remove and replace billboard at 530 Howard Street
Summary
The Board denied Becker Boards' permit to remove and replace an existing general‑advertising billboard at 530 Howard Street, finding Planning Code §604(h) and subsequent ordinance amendments prohibit replacing a removed general‑advertising sign; decision was 5–0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied an application by Becker Boards to remove and replace a 25‑by‑40‑foot general advertising sign at 530 Howard Street, concluding the Planning Department correctly applied Planning Code §604(h) and Ordinance No. 140‑06. The vote was 5–0.
Becker Boards argued that longstanding board precedents and court decisions (including Lee/Poparova line of decisions) support replacement in kind and that the owner…
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