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Board rules 1999 permit preserves office use at 1800 Filbert, overturns zoning administrator determination
Summary
On Aug. 9, 2017, the Board of Appeals overturned a zoning administrator's letter of determination and ruled that a 1999 permit authorizing conversion ‘to office’ allowed continued office use at 1800 Filbert, effectively preserving the site's prior office use pending any abandonment determination; board vote 4–1.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Aug. 9, 2017, overturned a zoning administrator’s letter of determination that had concluded general office use is not permitted at 1800 Filbert Street and ruled that the 1999 building/permit record (Exhibit B) allowed continued office use on the subject ground‑floor commercial condominium.
Appellants William and Sue Tacoyan, represented by David Silverman, presented a 1999 change‑of‑use building permit signed Sept. 21, 1999, which stated "per plans to convert limited commercial use to office." Silverman argued the owners and successive tenants relied on that permit, investing roughly $60,000 in structural work, and that office use has…
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