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Board upholds DBI permits for Broderick Street house; appellant’s valuation and notice concerns flagged
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied Pat Buskovich’s appeal challenging multiple permits for a renovation at 2853–2857 Broderick Street, including claims about an improperly low valuation, owner‑builder permit transferability, and a firewall/stair that could affect a neighbor’s window. DBI and Planning staff said the permits were reviewed appropriately; the board found no error or abuse of discretion.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 20 upheld Department of Building Inspection and planning approvals for a renovation and house‑raising project at 2853–2857 Broderick, rejecting an appeal by neighbor Pat Buskovich that raised multiple procedural and substantive objections.
Buskovich argued the permit application understated construction valuation (he said $5,000 listed for work that DBI records and his own estimates suggested could be hundreds of thousands of dollars), that an owner‑builder permit was improperly treated as transferable, and that a…
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