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Board upholds 1100 Lombard fire‑rated wall permit after hearing CEQA and egress concerns
Summary
After testimony from a fire consultant and neighbors that closing an exterior door could eliminate a needed second exit, the board found the issued 1‑hour fire‑rated wall permit code‑compliant and denied the appeal 4–0 while encouraging parties to coordinate mechanical venting and future variance planning.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on March 21 denied an appeal challenging a permit to install a 1‑hour fire‑rated wall at 1100 Lombard Street, finding the permit was code‑compliant after a multi‑part hearing that included CEQA and egress testimony.
Appellants’ counsel Krista Shaw and fire protection consultant Jeff Maddox told the board that closing an exterior door and window at neighboring 2323 Hyde would remove the only west‑side exit from a large house and could undermine…
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