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Board denies jurisdiction over elevator noise dispute at 3382 Clay Street
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied a request to take jurisdiction over an elevator permit at 3382 Clay Street after neighbors alleged a private promise to "insulate all motor noise" was broken. The board found no error in the permit process and voted 3–2 to deny the jurisdiction request.
A divided San Francisco Board of Appeals on May 25 declined to take jurisdiction over a dispute between neighbors about an elevator installation at 3382 Clay Street, saying it found no error in the permit issuance.
Jonathan Sachs told the board he and his wife, Evelyn Louie, were promised in writing that the project would "insulate all motor noise" and said the installed elevator would transmit roughly 20 decibels of sound into his bedroom (he said that could reach 40 dBA with an open window). "We ask tonight that this board take jurisdiction over mister Meezy's permit because our right to…
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