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Votes at a glance: Board of Appeals actions on July 9
Summary
Summary of motions and final outcomes from the San Francisco Board of Appeals meeting on July 9, including interim recording policy, tobacco suspensions, permit decisions and continuances.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals reached several formal outcomes during its July 9 meeting. Key votes and procedural rulings are listed below.
• Interim recording policy (Item 4): Board suspended the rule requiring a court reporter and designated SFGTV recordings/DVDs as the interim official record while procurement proceeds — adopted 5–0 (President Michael Garcia announced; mover Vice President Frank Fung).
• Pearl Market (Item 6): Reduced DPH suspension from 30 days to 15 days after appellant presented mitigating circumstances — motion carried 5–0.
• MacBaker Market (Item 7): Board upheld a 15‑day suspension for a tobacco sale to a minor — vote 5–0.
• Adoption of minutes: Adopted June 11 and June 18 minutes — 5–0.
• Findings adopted (Item 5a, 2157 Lombard): Adopted city‑attorney proposed findings — 5–0.
• 770 Eighteenth Avenue (Item 5b): Continued to July 16 to allow neighbors and parties to review revised findings and conditions — vote to continue 5–0.
• 1060 Gilman (Item 8): Permit upheld with conditions (nontransparent/offset windows bordering the appellant; Notice of Special Restriction limiting Ground Floor use with no wet bar/no bathrooms and open internal stairs). Motion passed 4–1 (Commissioner Mandelmann recorded an aye with a caveat that he believed the permit should be denied).
• Lopinski penalty (Item 11): Reduced the penalty to three times the regular fee — motion carried 4–1.
• Augustine Filet (Item 10): Continued to July 16 with a requirement that the permit holder submit 11 copies of every page of the approved plans to the board by 4 PM tomorrow — vote 5–0.
• Jim and Angie Talent (Item 12): Upheld permit for dormer at 3340 Clay (no new conditions) — vote 5–0.
• Lynn Love (Item 9): Parties reported a settlement in principle; board continued the matter to July 16 to allow the parties to file a written agreement and directed DBI to consider allowing interior work to proceed while the settlement is finalized — vote 5–0 to continue.
These outcomes reflect a mix of enforcement decisions, development permit orders with conditions, and multiple continuances to allow parties or staff to provide additional materials.
