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Board of Appeals upholds DBI permit for 3516–3518 Sacramento St., requires survey monitoring
Summary
After a DBI site visit found substantial recent progress on a long-running project, the San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 4–0 to uphold an alteration permit for 3516–3518 Sacramento St. and required survey monitoring of the subject and neighboring properties every 60 days.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted Nov. 13 to uphold an alteration permit for 3516–3518 Sacramento Street and to condition issuance on regular survey monitoring of both the subject property and the adjacent neighbor's property.
DBI staff told the board that a Nov. 8 site inspection found the bulk of active construction tied to five building permits, with the basement excavated and foundation walls poured in most areas. "It is recommended that the building permit under appeal be upheld and issued," DBI staff told the board, and said the current contractor had a credible plan to complete the work in a timely manner while inspectors continue regular oversight.
Neighbor Ed Van Roden, the appellant, said he was "satisfied with what's there" but asked the board to require an elevation survey and baseline measurements to protect his foundation and detect further movement. DBI staff said they had observed some cracking and recommended closer monitoring and more frequent inspections than had taken place earlier in the project.
Commissioner Rachel Tanner moved to grant the appeal and issue the permit on the condition that survey monitoring begin before work resumes and reports be filed every 60 days for both the subject property and the neighboring property. The motion carried 4–0.
The board's action leaves the permit in place while adding a monitoring requirement intended to give neighbors a recurring record of the building's condition and DBI a mechanism to track any further impacts. DBI staff said they will continue to respond to neighbors' concerns and perform inspections but noted some limits to enforcement tools for imposing deadlines on long-running permits.
