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Board of Appeals denies rehearing request in 125 Crown Terrace dispute
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on May 8 denied a rehearing request from appellant Stephen Williams challenging permits for an addition at 125 Crown Terrace, finding no new evidence that would change the prior decision. The vote was 5–0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied a request for rehearing from Stephen Williams over permits for a horizontal and vertical addition at 125 Crown Terrace, voting 5–0 on May 8.
Williams told the board he was asking for a rehearing to resolve whether the work should be classified as a demolition rather than an alteration, arguing new engineering analysis from a neighbor supported his claim that foundations and exterior walls were being replaced rather than retained. Department representatives, including counsel for the permit holder, said the building and planning departments performed independent reviews and that the materials Williams re‑submitted were already in the record from the March 20 hearing.
Scott Sanchez of the Planning Department told the board his office had re‑evaluated the plans and found they complied with Section 3.17 of the planning code as presented. Lou Belanger, counsel for the respondent, said the departments did not rely on the neighbor memo Williams cited and that the record already contained demolition calculations and plans.
Following public comment, including statements from neighbors opposing delay and criticizing Williams’ tactics, the board president moved to deny the rehearing request. The roll call vote was unanimous and the board directed staff to release a notice of decision and order.
