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Board of Appeals continues Vallejo Street light‑well appeal to May 5 after new evidence raises notice and safety questions
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals continued an appeal of permit #20212301935 for 2472 Vallejo St. to May 5 after parties and city staff raised new evidence about an unpermitted deck and missing plan details that could change neighbor-notice requirements and building-code review. The board voted 4-0 to give parties time to revise plans and submit briefs.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Wednesday continued an appeal over a building permit for 2472 Vallejo Street after new evidence and testimony cast doubt on whether planning staff should have given a neighbor notice before approving work to partially infill a shared light well.
The board voted 4-0 to continue the matter to May 5, giving both sides two weeks to meet with Planning and the Department of Building Inspection (DBI), revise drawings if necessary and submit three pages of briefing by 4:30 p.m. the Thursday before the next hearing.
The dispute centers on permit #20212301935 (issued Feb. 22, 2021) for a kitchen-and-bath remodel that includes infilling a roughly 6‑by‑10 foot opening in a shared light well. Appellants Noel Frelico and Elizabeth Mazurski, represented by attorney Robia Crisp, told the board the permit’s plans do not show the neighboring wall as a non‑blank wall with windows facing the infill and therefore should have triggered a Section 3.11 notice under city rules and Zoning Administrator Bulletin 4.
"The plans don't show the neighboring wall as it faces the infill area and the fact that it has windows facing it," Crisp…
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