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Appeal over Minna Street permit denied after DBI and engineers defend plans
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied Patrick Buskovich’s challenge to an alteration permit for 1042 Minna Street, finding the appellant did not provide sufficient evidence to overturn DBI’s plan‑check and sign‑off.
The Board of Appeals on Nov. 7 denied an appeal by Patrick Buskovich that challenged an alteration permit and related geotechnical documentation for 1042 Minna Street.
Buskovich, who described himself as a litigation support structural engineer and an interested citizen, alleged that recent “as‑built” drawings incorrectly showed a neighbor’s foundation much deeper than historic permits indicate and suggested the revision resolved structural questions improperly. Permit counsel Ed Kaplowitz, structural engineer Rodrigo Santos and homeowners’ representatives defended the permit and engineering approach, describing extensive plan review, third‑party inspection and a prior settlement and geotechnical investigation.
DBI told the board the permit went through plan check, was signed off and was later suspended only because of an appeal; DBI staff said the department would entertain evidence of an error but that Buskovich had not provided sufficient, actionable technical documentation at the hearing. The board found the appellant’s presentation insufficient to overturn the permit and denied the appeal.
