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Board upholds AT&T’s permit for small wireless node at Seventeenth Street but orders battery removed from scope
Summary
After lengthy testimony from neighbors, AT&T and city staff, the Board upheld DPW's permit for a Tier 3 small wireless facility at 4848 Seventeenth Street but conditioned approval on deleting the backup battery from the permit and requiring a separate permit and notice for that unit.
Neighbors appealed the Department of Public Works decision to permit AT&T to install a Tier 3 small wireless facility on an existing utility pole near 4848 Seventeenth Street, arguing the installation would be obtrusive, block light and air, and that AT&T failed to pursue and timely discuss less visible alternatives.
Appellants said the proposed installation failed the compatibility and siting standards in Article 25 of the San Francisco Public Works Code and presented maps and photo simulations they said showed adequate coverage already in the area. "We are asking the board to deny AT and T their application for the building of this Tier 3 wireless facility," appellant Kevin…
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