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Board of Appeals revokes Culinary Arts Studio permit after residents raise noise, odor and safety concerns
Summary
After hours of testimony from Museum Park residents and technical rebuttals from the permit holder, the San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 4–0 to revoke the permit for Culinary Arts Studio & Cafe at 725 Folsom, citing unresolved concerns about noise, vibration, heat and exhaust controls; formal findings will be adopted later.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted unanimously on June 18 to revoke the building permit for Culinary Arts Studio & Cafe at 725 Folsom Street after residents and the homeowners association described persistent risks to life‑safety, noise, odor and vibration in the residential building above the proposed commercial kitchen.
Museum Park residents and their representatives told the board that the planned production kitchen — described in filings as a space with up to six rentable kitchen stations and a 36‑burner capacity — would create persistent noise, heat and smells that would intrude into the 235 apartments above. "This is a diesel engine in a Volkswagen; it's the wrong place," said Scott Lane, president of the Museum Park HOA…
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