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Board upholds Chase Bank permit at 401 Divisadero amid formula‑retail and square‑footage disputes
Summary
After extended public comment, the Board of Appeals upheld the permit to relocate an ATM and authorize a Chase branch at 401 Divisadero, rejecting arguments that the project required section 3.12 notification or a conditional‑use hearing for formula retail or because gross floor area exceeded 4,000 square feet; board voted to deny the appeal 3–1.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 9 denied an appeal against a permit for a Chase Bank at 401 Divisadero Street, resolving disputes over neighborhood notification, gross floor area calculations and whether banks are subject to the city’s formula‑retail controls.
Appellant Quintin Mecke raised three central complaints: that a prior exterior‑ATM permit should have triggered a 3.12 neighborhood notification process; that calculations supplied to the board…
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