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Board upholds planning denial of billboard replacement, citing code and court findings
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied an appeal to replace a removed general advertising sign at 1633 Haight St., finding the removal was voluntary and the Planning Code (604H) and Prop G bar replacement; vote 3-2.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Aug. 17 upheld the Planning Department’s denial of a permit to reinstall a general advertising sign at 1633 Haight St., concluding planning code restrictions and prior court findings preclude replacement.
Appellant Kevin Strain and counsel Tio Torres argued the sign’s removal was not voluntary and described lengthy litigation and alleged hard bargaining by large outdoor advertising companies. They said the property…
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