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Board upholds and narrows Spruce Street permits after tenant alleges unsafe demolition and lead risks
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld one Spruce Street bathroom-remodel permit and modified a second, narrowing its scope after the appellant alleged her sole bathroom was removed without adequate accommodation and raised lead-abatement concerns; DBI agreed to revise the broader permit to allow only specified work to proceed.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on July 27, 2011 upheld a bathroom-remodel permit for 342–344 Spruce Street and, after negotiation with the Department of Building Inspection, modified a separate permit covering multiple notices of violation to limit its scope.
Jackie Grama, the appellant for 342 Spruce, told the board workers removed her bathtub and sink and that she received only two days’ notice. She said she filed an appeal when she saw demolition beneath her unit and that no proper precautions were taken for lead-based…
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