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Board upholds permits for 2705 Larkin amid safety objections from neighbors
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied appeals against permits for 2705 Larkin Street, rejecting arguments that the site permit violated building and planning codes and finding no basis to overturn department approvals after hearing testimony from fire‑safety experts and planners; the vote was 4‑0 to uphold the permit.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Oct. 17, 2012 denied two appeals against permits issued for work at 2705 Larkin Street, upholding the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) and Planning Department determinations by a 4‑0 vote.
Appellants, represented by attorney Howard Elman, argued the project would enlarge and relocate a studio in violation of Planning Code Section 181, remove a secondary exit that currently provided safer egress, and rely on an unpermitted roof…
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