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Board of Appeals continues Brewster/Joy appeals as interim zoning controls bar permit approval
Summary
The San Francisco City Board of Appeals continued two related appeals affecting 162 Brewster Street to the call of the chair after hearing neighbors' infrastructure and parking concerns and city staff warnings that interim zoning controls (Planning Code §306.7) preclude approving the permit now.
The San Francisco City Board of Appeals on April 16 voted unanimously to continue two related appeals concerning 162 Brewster Street to the call of the chair after hearing testimony about neighborhood infrastructure problems and legal limits imposed by interim zoning controls.
Neighbors Roy Olsen and Aurelio Viscara told the board the proposed single-family house would worsen parking shortages, strain sewer and water pressure, and add windows that overlook their backyards. "This is all about development," Olsen said, describing repeated late-night disturbances and years of friction in the neighborhood. Viscara said Brewster Street remains narrow and…
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