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Board upholds permit for wireless pole near Line Steps after debate over notice and mootness
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals left in place a Public Works permit for a personal wireless facility after appellants raised inadequate notice and aesthetic concerns; a Verizon attorney said a recent ordinance removed permitting for certain city poles, and the board’s motion to grant the appeal failed 2–3.
Appellants challenging a personal wireless service site permit argued the city gave inadequate notice and failed to make a required site-specific aesthetic determination.
The hearing on Appeal 19‑69 centered on a permit (18WR‑0372) for a facility on public right-of-way near the Line Steps corridor. Appellant Kathy Yu showed photos and a simulation claiming the proposed pole and additional equipment…
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