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Board leaves Verizon pole permit in place after Presidio Heights appeal fails to obtain majority
Summary
Neighbors seeking to block a Verizon pole on Clay Street presented aesthetics and historic‑context arguments, but the Board of Appeals did not obtain enough votes to reverse Public Works; the permit was upheld by operation of law on June 20, 2018.
Presidio Heights homeowners and the Presidio Heights Association of Neighbors urged the San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 20 to deny a personal wireless service facility permit issued to Verizon Wireless for 3512 Clay Street, arguing the pole‑mounted antenna would significantly degrade public views of a historic block.
Appellants including Scott Weikauf, Merrill Randall and Cornelia Ellwine presented photographic evidence and argued that the neighborhood’s wholly or largely…
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