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Board upholds wireless permit at 2920 Fifth after health and zoning reviews; residents urged to use post‑installation testing
Summary
The board denied an appeal of a small-cell wireless permit at 2920 Fifth Street, finding planning and public-health reviews supported the permit and requiring post-installation radio-frequency testing; residents raised health concerns and the permittee said projected emissions are a small fraction of the applicable federal guideline.
The Board of Appeals voted 4–0 on July 9 to deny an appeal of a personal wireless service permit for equipment proposed at 2920 Fifth Street.
Appellant Richard Segovia, a long-term Mission District resident, told commissioners he feared the equipment would harm residents’ health and said he was opposed to locating a wireless facility across the street from his home. Segovia and several neighbors urged the board to deny the permit on health and community character grounds.
Exnet representative Marco Montoya and Public Works and Planning staff said the…
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