Board of Appeals continues contested Verizon permit at 2 Grattan Street to July 17 for records review

The San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 12 continued two appeals of a Department of Public Works permit for a Verizon personal wireless facility at 2 Grattan Street to July 17 so planning staff can verify records, plan versions and equipment details.

Neighbors and expert witnesses told the board the project does not meet the Article 25 Tier 2 compatibility standard because of its height and the quantity and placement of equipment boxes. Eliza Nemzer, an appellant, told the board the planning department’s March 2018 disapproval cited three specific defects — added height, increased visibility and “distracting and cluttering” equipment — and she said those problems persist in plans the department later approved. “The height of the antenna didn’t change an inch,” Nemzer said, arguing documentation cited by the city was inconsistent and misleading and that the pole is visible along roughly 180 feet of…