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Board schedules jurisdictional review and merits hearing in contested 7‑11 Chinatown permit dispute
Summary
Counsel for 7‑Eleven asked the board to hear an appeal of a building‑permit denial that parties say was delayed until a new formula‑retail/conditional‑use rule applied. Planning staff and the city attorney said the new law requires conditional‑use review; the board set a May 13 jurisdictional hearing and, if jurisdiction is found, a May 20 merits hearing.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals set a short briefing and hearing schedule after a contentious exchange over jurisdiction in a 7‑Eleven building‑permit appeal for 652 Kearny Street in Chinatown.
Counsel for the applicant, Kyle Lalonde, told the board the permit application was filed and processed under the rules in place when the application was submitted and that a series of planning delays and continuances led to the planning commission’s later application of a formula‑retail conditional‑use…
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