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Board upholds DPH denial of new tobacco permit at 1200 Geneva after tied vote on temporary remedy
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld the Department of Public Health's denial of a new tobacco retail permit for 1200 Geneva Avenue. Commissioners debated a one‑month conditional permit to allow wholesale sale of inventory but the motion tied and failed, leaving the department's decision in place.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on the evening of the meeting left in place the Department of Public Health (DPH) decision denying a new tobacco retail permit for 1200 Geneva Avenue, the site doing business as House Auto Inc.
Appellant Shai Wu told the board the new owner did not know about the city’s recently enacted tobacco density rules and described substantial tobacco inventory acquired in the purchase; the appellant urged an equitable solution so the inventory could be sold. June Weintraub, manager of the DPH Environmental Health Branch, told the board that the city’s retail tobacco permit rules are set in Health Code Article 19H, amended in…
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