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Board of Appeals rejects neighborhood safety claim, upholds mobile food permit for 560 Mission Street
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied an appeal challenging a mobile food facility permit at 560 Mission Street, finding the Department of Public Works properly reviewed clearances and site plans; commissioners said enforcement, not permit denial, is the appropriate remedy for future violations.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Nov. 18 denied an appeal of a mobile food facility permit for a proposed lobster truck at 560 Mission Street, leaving the permit in place.
Tony Alcala, an appellant, told the board the truck’s location sits between two fire hydrants and said the likely parking behavior of other trucks could cause the permitted vehicle to block hydrants or otherwise violate clearance rules, creating a public-safety hazard. “The spot is not guaranteed,” Alcala said, warning that permit holders…
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