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Board of Appeals continues Polk Street plumbing‑permit appeal to allow DBI and Planning review
Summary
The Board of Appeals continued an appeal by tenant Michael Klotzmann of a plumbing permit at 2047 Polk St., after DBI and Planning officials said a building permit and plans are typically required to remove or reconfigure a residential unit. The hearing was continued to Oct. 8 to allow further departmental investigation.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on July 23 continued an appeal by tenant Michael Klotzmann challenging a plumbing permit issued to remove and cap a gas pipe and to remove a stove at 2047 Polk Street.
Appellant counsel Mr. Crow told the board the central question is whether “a plumbing permit be the basis for removing a residential unit from the housing market,” arguing the permit was being used to effect a conversion that the Planning Code and Building Code require be processed through a building permit with plans and, when applicable, discretionary review.
City witnesses told the board that the plumbing permit as issued…
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