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Board reduces restaurant plumbing penalty after appellant cites notice and corrective action
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Aug. 17 reduced a $2,799 penalty imposed for unpermitted plumbing at 536 Golden Gate Ave. to five times the permit fee, citing defective notice and the appellant's corrective steps. The vote was 5-0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted Aug. 17 to grant an appeal from restaurant lessee Sohel Subedar and reduce a plumbing penalty from the full assessed amount to five times the permit fee. Subedar told commissioners he had hired family members to do limited plumbing work, then later hired a licensed plumber and obtained a final inspection after receiving a notice of violation.
The department, represented by Joseph Duffy and citing Chief Plumbing Inspector Steve Penelli, told the board the case involved multiple violations…
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