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San Francisco Board of Appeals: key votes and outcomes from Feb. 13, 2013 meeting
Summary
The Board of Appeals voted on a slate of jurisdiction requests, rehearing petitions, permit appeals and enforcement items at its Feb. 13 meeting. Highlights: jurisdiction granted for 669 San Jose Ave; rehearing denied for 800 Brotherhood Way; fortune‑teller permit reversed; taxi suspension reduced; budgets adopted.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Feb. 13, 2013 issued a series of rulings across jurisdictional requests, rehearing motions, permit appeals and enforcement matters.
Among the formal actions the board recorded: it adopted the January minutes (vote 4–0). The board granted a jurisdiction request for 669 San Jose Avenue related to building permit #1210308686 and a notice of violation tied to a rear ground-floor studio (motion passed 4–0). The board denied a rehearing request for the 800 Brotherhood Way appeal (Cott et al.) after opponents and staff said no new, material facts were presented (motion passed 4–0). The Chai Cart owner’s rehearing request (79 New Montgomery Street, mobile food facility) was granted and set for a merits hearing on April 10 (motion passed 4–0).
On appeals and enforcement, the board overturned the Police Department’s denial of a fortune‑teller permit for Mary Amiel. After accepting a recently issued state medical‑marijuana identification card into the record, the board found that card met the ordinance’s “government ID” requirement and voted to grant the appeal and issue the permit (4–0). In a separate enforcement matter, the board reduced a 90‑day suspension of ramp medallion #9038 to 45 days after finding the SFMTA’s service‑requirement evidence supported discipline (motion passed 4–0).
The board also reduced a DBI penalty for unpermitted demolition at 965 Mission Street from nine times the fee to five times the fee (4–0), and denied an appeal of a planning/DBI permit for a two‑story auto‑repair building at 264 Dore Street, upholding the permit (4–0). A mass‑reduction variance denial in Bernal Heights (lot at Cortland/Prentice) was upheld after staff detailed the district’s calculation method (4–0). The board continued one Presidio Avenue appeal for one week to allow parties to submit revised plans and agreed conditions (motion passed 4–0). Finally, the board adopted its two‑year departmental budgets for FY2013–14 and FY2014–15 (vote 4–0).
Votes referenced here are the formal roll calls taken during the Feb. 13 hearing; specific vote tallies were recorded on the meeting transcript and minutes. The board generally recorded unanimity (4–0) on the motions it approved at the meeting; Vice President Anne Lazarus was absent for the session.
What comes next: several matters were set for future dates (e.g., Chai Cart rehearing on April 10; Presidio follow‑up scheduled for Feb. 20). Where the board directed staff to take follow‑up steps (for example, accepting limited, in‑kind façade permits while the parties finalize consolidated plans), those directions were recorded during the hearing and will guide next steps by DBI and Planning.
