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Board upholds Oakdale alteration permit but orders soil testing and neighborhood notice after contested demolition
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals upheld the alteration permit for 2065 Oakdale Avenue on Jan. 9, 2013 while imposing conditions: soil testing by a certified laboratory and a voluntary 300-foot neighborhood notice for new permits at the site, ending after five years; the board also required DBI review of the soil results before lifting a suspension.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Jan. 9 upheld the Planning and Building Department’s alteration permit for 2065 Oakdale Avenue but imposed conditions after residents and the Bayview Office for Community Planning said the work carried out there last fall amounted to an unpermitted demolition that created dust hazards and neighborhood disruption.
Dozens of neighbors described heavy dust, trucks on sidewalks and missing traffic and dust controls during October 2012 demolition work at the former dairy site, and urged the board to revoke the alteration permit and require a full Form 6 demolition permit. “There were tractors that came in out of nowhere and a mass demolition — no signs, no personnel flagging pedestrians,” said neighbor Earl Shaddix, speaking during public comment.
Department of Building Inspection (DBI) and…
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