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San Francisco Board of Appeals denies jurisdiction in neighbor fence dispute
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied a jurisdictional appeal from neighbor Peter Birmingham over two fence permits for a property owned by Douglas Durkin, finding the requester did not provide an adequate excuse for a late filing; the board voted 4–0 to deny jurisdiction.
Vice President Kendall Goh and the San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 16 denied a jurisdictional request from neighbor Peter Birmingham seeking review of two fence permits issued for a property owned by Douglas Durkin.
Birmingham told the board he feared animals would become trapped by a narrow space behind the fence, saying, "I'd like you to take down this pin fence because if any animals fall in behind this fence, they're going to die straight away." He also told the panel he had physical health problems, including a…
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