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Board reduces penalty for unauthorized removal of historic firehouse hose tower
Summary
The Board reduced a $1,700 violation penalty for the unpermitted demolition of a hose tower at a converted 1896 firehouse (117 Broad Street) to two times the regular permit fee, citing the owner’s efforts to obtain a site permit and the building’s preservation status.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Sept. 19 voted 3–0 to reduce the penalty assessed after the unpermitted demolition of a historic hose tower at 117 Broad Street.
Owner Piper Murakami told the Board the hose tower was removed during a storm because it appeared unstable; she has since filed for a permit to rebuild a like structure and…
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