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Board of Appeals denies rehearing request for 68 Richardson after late DBI letter
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied a rehearing request on appeal 16‑138 (68 Richardson Avenue), finding a late DBI pre-application letter did not meet the standard for 'manifest injustice.' Neighbors had said the project would remove a bedroom window and harm privacy and light.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted to deny a rehearing request in appeal 16‑138 concerning 68 Richardson Avenue, concluding that newly presented material from the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) arrived too late and did not justify reopening the case.
Appellant counsel Bridal Patterson told the board the DBI material demonstrated a "manifest injustice" and argued the proposed alteration would render an existing bedroom non‑habitable because the room would lose an operable window required for natural light, ventilation and emergency egress. Pat Pazovich read portions of a DBI pre‑application letter…
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