Board of Appeals revokes 1709 Broderick permit after finding required neighborhood notice wasn’t issued

The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Jan. 10 revoked the building permit for 1709 Broderick Street, commonly known as the Full House house, after finding the Planning Department failed to issue a required block-book neighborhood notification before the permit was issued.

Neighbors and appellants told the board the owner’s restoration and publicity had turned the block into a tourist destination that creates noise, traffic congestion, litter and safety risks. “This appeal is about changing a house on a previously quiet residential block into a TV show shrine,” said Craig Baum, a neighbor and appellant, describing videos and time-lapse evidence of frequent fan crowds.

The appellants argued the permit was issued with procedural defects (missing block-book notice and problematic CEQA sequencing) and that the scope of some exterior features — notably a two-story side bay and a roof deck — risked encouraging commercial visits and unsafe street activity. Appellants asked the board to revoke the permit or, if the board allowed it to stand, to adopt a set of conditions recommended by the Planning Commission including removal of…