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Board leaves planning denial in place for Dogpatch project after lengthy legal dispute
Summary
An extended appeal over a site permit for a mixed‑use project at 1170 Tennessee (Reagan Carroll) turned on whether the Permit Streamlining Act prevents retroactive application of a new Dogpatch historic‑district requirement and whether CEQA can be reopened. The Board recorded that Planning’s denial stands; commissioners split over the legal questions and suggested administrative or judicial remedies.
The Board of Appeals spent the bulk of its March 7 meeting examining a high‑stakes dispute over a proposed four‑story, eight‑unit building at 1170 Tennessee Street. Appellant Reagan Carroll, represented by Tom Lippe, argued the city had previously determined the application complete under state law and that the Permit Streamlining Act precluded the Planning Department from later requesting new information or reopening CEQA. Carroll’s representatives asked the board to order ministerial issuance of the permit.
Tom Lippe said the project’s application was determined complete in 2001 and that the…
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