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Board denies rehearing for two wireless-permit appeals after debate over DPH memo and FCC standards
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied rehearing requests related to mobile wireless installations at 301 Pine Street and 2736 Broderick Street, concluding that pending Department of Public Health guidance would not alter FCC-compliance findings shown in site-specific EMF reports; one rehearing request was denied 4-0 and another 3-2.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Jan. 8 denied rehearing requests tied to two wireless-permit matters after a debate over whether an updated Department of Public Health (DPH) memorandum on radio-frequency exposure should stay local proceedings.
In one case (Appeal 19-110, 301 Pine Street), counsel for an appellant argued that the city—s 75-foot rule and DPW measurement methods had been ambiguously applied and asked for a rehearing to present new measurements. The permit holder, San Francisco—s Hometown…
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