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Board of Appeals overturns Fillmore retail permit, flags formula-retail threshold and waives one‑year reapply bar
Summary
The Board of Appeals voted 4–1 to overturn a building permit for a proposed OSCA store at 2130 Fillmore Street, directing planning staff to reconsider whether the business meets the city's formula-retail threshold and waiving the usual one‑year reapplication bar for a conditional use filing.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on May 15 overturned a building permit for a proposed OSCA retail shop at 2130 Fillmore Street and directed planning staff to revisit whether the business meets the city's formula-retail definition, a move that will require the applicant to seek conditional‑use authorization if the Planning Department finds it meets the threshold.
The decision, 4–1, followed a long hearing in which Mio Ota, a Fillmore merchant and the appellant, said OSCA's combination of existing brick‑and‑mortar locations, leased sites and online shop listings demonstrates the company's intent to operate at scale and therefore triggers the…
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