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Board of Appeals upholds Bay Drug permit with required security measures
Summary
After a rehearing, the San Francisco Board of Appeals upheld a building permit for Bay Drug at 281 Turk Street but imposed mandatory security and monitoring conditions and required the permit holder to reconcile permit valuation with DBI. The vote was 5‑0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on April 20 upheld a building permit for Bay Drug’s proposed pharmacy at 281 Turk Street in the Tenderloin but attached a package of security and operational requirements aimed at limiting public‑safety impacts.
Opponents urged the board to revoke the permit, arguing the pharmacy would worsen prescription‑drug diversion and neighborhood crime. David Wagner, pro bono attorney for Housing Corp., said the permit file showed timeline and valuation discrepancies — notably a $40,000 valuation on the permit application and later statements that construction costs exceeded $100,000 — and argued the permit had been obtained “in bad faith.” Wagner told commissioners the neighborhood’s experience…
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