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Board approves modified sidewalk seating permit on Divisadero, limits hours and reduces seats
Summary
After neighbors complained of noise intrusion, the Board of Appeals granted a sidewalk table-and-chairs permit for 661 Divisadero (Barvalli) with conditions: reduced number of tables (three 4-top tables), removal of the table closest to Grove Street residences, last seating at 8 p.m., and patio clear by 9 p.m.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on July 31 granted an appeal and issued a modified public-right-of-way table-and-chairs permit for 661 Divisadero Street, imposing conditions to limit residential impacts.
Appellant Philip Laurent, who lives on the Grove Street frontage adjacent to the proposed seating, argued the permit would extend activity into a residential block and amplify an already noisy acoustic profile through evening hours. ‘‘This extends that to 10:00…
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