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Board of Appeals denies challenge to zoning finding for Empress building restaurant
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied an appeal seeking to overturn a zoning administrator’s determination that the Empress building’s restaurant use has not been abandoned. Appellant counsel argued affordability for a proposed banquet hall remained unresolved; the property owner and Planning and DBI staff said permits and inspections are in order.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on a voice vote denied an appeal to a zoning administrator’s letter of determination finding that the Empress building at 838 Grant Avenue retains a nonconforming restaurant use.
Appellant counsel Thomas Gursi, appearing for BrightLine Defense and representing appellant Malcolm Young, told the board that negotiations over a proposed banquet hall had stalled and urged the commissioners to overturn the determination because, he said, “there’s been no actual use to…
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