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Board of Appeals upholds USF sidewalk encroachment permit with conditions, limits fence height to 8 feet
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals approved a settlement with the University of San Francisco to reduce a longstanding six‑foot sidewalk encroachment, require a new fence no taller than 8 feet, and plant 11 street trees; the board accepted revised plans and tied compliance to departmental permitting timelines.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Oct. 12 accepted a settlement between the University of San Francisco and neighbors that reduces a long‑standing sidewalk encroachment and places conditions on the minor sidewalk encroachment permit.
Harry O’Brien, counsel for USF, told the board the university will move most of the fence to the property line and shrink the existing six‑foot encroachment to roughly three feet for about 200 feet of frontage, remove a portion of the retaining wall in the right of way, and plant 11 street trees subject to Department of Public Works tree permits. O’Brien said work would begin after the baseball season and be…
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