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Board of Appeals roundup: key votes, continuances and the annual report
Summary
On Dec. 8 the San Francisco Board of Appeals reduced a penalty, accepted supplemental evidence in a permit appeal, denied rehearing petitions, granted jurisdiction in a sign dispute, approved a tree removal plan with conditions, continued a medallion appeal for records review, left a variance intact, and adopted its FY2010 annual report.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals handled a broad agenda on Dec. 8, issuing rulings and scheduling follow‑up on several land‑use, enforcement and permitting matters.
• Penalty reduction: The board reduced penalties to two times the regular fee in appeal 10‑O91 (30 Santa Rita Avenue) by unanimous vote.
• Bay Drug (281 Church St.): The board accepted a certified court‑reporter transcript as the official record and voted 3–2 to accept supplemental declarations from the permit holder limited to material tied to the draft findings; the appellant may file a rebuttal before adoption of findings.
• Multiple jurisdiction requests: The board continued jurisdiction requests for 171 Lee Ave. to March 9, 2011, to allow plan revisions and neighbor coordination (5–0).
• Academy of Art: The board denied a rehearing request related to a notice of violation (4–1); planning staff warned penalties could start accruing when the notice issues.
• 10 Lundy’s Lane: Continued to Jan. 19, 2011, pending a CEQA appeal to the Board of Supervisors (5–0).
• Petrobrusters (1321 Dehara St.): The rehearing request was denied (5–0).
• CVS/CBS wall sign (317520 Fourth St.): Jurisdiction was granted and a new 15‑day appeal period opened (5–0); Planning said it would review courtesy notice practices for sign removals where owner authorization is unclear.
• Tree appeal (Alamo Square): Neighbors and DPW reached an agreement; the board overruled the denial and granted tree removals with conditions requiring 48‑inch box replacements and expanded sidewalk basins (5–0).
• Taxi medallion (Gabor Salassi): After extensive testimony the board continued the appeal to March 9, 2011, for submission and review of waybills and limited additional briefing (3–2).
• Great Highway (1966) variance: A motion to overrule the zoning administrator passed 3–2 but required four votes to overturn department action, so the variance remained in place.
• Annual report: The board adopted its FY2010 annual report and discussed technology and language‑access outreach, approving the report 5–0.
The board set deadlines for document exchange on multiple items and flagged several process‑improvement items for Planning and departments to consider (notably notice practices for sign removal and electronic waybill systems for taxi records).
