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Board of Appeals upholds Crown Castle wireless permit after neighborhood objections
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 3–1 on Aug. 24, 2016, to deny an appeal by neighborhood residents and uphold a permit allowing Crown Castle NG West LLC to install wireless equipment on two PG&E poles on 30th Avenue, concluding Article 25 notice and DPH review requirements were met.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Aug. 24, 2016, voted to deny an appeal of a wireless‑facility permit for two utility poles on the 700 block of 30th Avenue, upholding the Department of Public Works’ earlier approval.
The appeal was filed by David Lau and neighbor Kevin Yen, who argued Crown Castle’s mailings and pole postings were inadequate, the photo simulation included with the application was outdated, and that poles had been replaced on the block after the Board’s suspension notice was issued. Yen said postings on telephone poles were small, difficult to read and sometimes stapled so tightly they required tools to remove; he also presented photos he said showed a weekend pole replacement on Aug. 13–14.
Martin Feynman, counsel…
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