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Board of Appeals overturns rooftop noise variance for Rooster Tail; findings to be adopted Dec. 10
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 4–0 to overturn a Department of Public Health rooftop noise variance for Rooster Tail restaurant at 1963 Sutter Street after neighbors and experts described persistent noise and vibration. The Board will adopt written findings and delay final action to allow additional settlement efforts by Dec. 10, 2014.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted unanimously on Nov. 19 to overturn a Department of Public Health (DPH) rooftop noise variance issued for Rooster Tail restaurant at 1963 Sutter Street, after neighbors and technical witnesses described continuing noise and structure-borne vibration in adjacent apartments.
Michiko Yamada, the appellant, told the Board she and other residents have endured the noise for three years and have tried to negotiate with the business: “We’ve already spent over $10,000 to resolve this noise dispute,” she said, urging the Board to “overturn this variance” and order the permit holder to remedy the problem.
Representatives for the permit holder argued they…
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