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San Francisco Board of Appeals revokes multiple wireless-box permits over notice errors; continues one case for records
Summary
The Board of Appeals on Oct. 7 revoked a series of permits for pole-mounted wireless equipment citing defective notice to neighbors under Article 25, while continuing one appeal to allow the Department of Public Works to supply mailing lists and radius maps. Commissioners and residents also pressed carriers over pole safety and cumulative neighborhood impacts.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Oct. 7 heard several appeals of wireless-box permits issued under Article 25 of the Public Works Code and voted repeatedly to grant appellants’ appeals and revoke permits where notice to neighbors was found defective. The board also continued one case to allow staff to produce proof of mailed notice and radius maps.
Appellants in multiple cases said carriers and the Department of Public Works failed to give materially identical notice documents to residents, and that in some cases photo simulations or instructions on how to protest were missing from posted notices. ‘‘You can clearly see the proposed installation in front of 2900 Ulloa,’’ said John Birmingham, an appellant in one case, arguing a historic resource and adjacency rule were not properly considered. Residents across the Richmond and Sunset neighborhoods raised similar complaints about not receiving notices in time or in languages they read.
Crown Castle’s counsel, Martin Feynman, told the board the company complied with Article 25’s notice requirements — mailed notice to owners…
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