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Board upholds zoning administrator's determination in Tupelo entertainment permit dispute; 4-1 vote
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld the Zoning Administrator's October 2011 letter determining prior planning conditions limit amplified music hours at 1337 Grant Ave. (Tupelo). Board found insufficient evidence that the 2005 Entertainment Commission action superseded a 1997 conditional-use authorization; vote 4-1 to uphold the LOD.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on April 18 upheld the Zoning Administrator's October 2011 letter of determination (LOD) that the 1997 planning commission conditions of approval continue to limit entertainment at 1337 Grant Avenue, the business operating as Tupelo. The board concluded there was insufficient evidence that the 2005 conditional-use action superseded the 1997 restrictions and recorded a 4-1 vote to uphold the Zoning Administrator.
Tupelo owner and operator Tee Kernan, supported by counsel Mark Rennie, argued that the venue (formerly Mojito) had operated with amplified live music until 2 a.m. under a chain of approvals and that the Entertainment Commission had lawfully issued an entertainment permit allowing evening amplified music. Rennie pointed to planning and Entertainment Commission records he said showed amplified music and the long-running…
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