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Board of Appeals grants veterans groupappeal, adds mock-up and notice condition for Veterans Building skylight and roof work
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals granted the American Legion War Memorial Commissionappeal of a Historic Preservation Commission certificate of appropriateness for skylight and roof work at the Veterans Building, adding a condition requiring contractor mock-ups of the skylight and roof for review by Planning Department preservation staff and notification to trust beneficiaries; vote 4-0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Oct. 10, 2012 granted an appeal by the American Legion War Memorial Commission challenging a Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) certificate of appropriateness for exterior work on the Veterans Building and amended the approval to require mock-ups of skylight and roof replacements for preservation-staff review.
The Boardfound that submitted drawings contained contradictory call-outs and that the appellants had reasonable concerns about whether replacement materials and details had been fully specified. Nelson Lum, chair of the War Memorial Commission, said the HPCdecision did not "take into account the lack of structural studies" and that details for the proposed skylights were "contradictory." Appellant engineer Paul Cox cited multiple drawing sets with inconsistent notes and urged the…
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