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Board of Appeals meeting: roll-call votes and calendar outcomes
Summary
The Board of Appeals heard a full calendar, including rehearing and multiple appeals. The panel issued several unanimous (5-0) decisions: denied rehearing 3A, upheld permit with conditions for item 4, reduced a penalty for item 6, revoked/ upheld the Seneca permits (7A/7B), upheld 538 Laidley (item 8), and upheld 1247 Palou with wet bar deleted (item 10).
At its regular meeting, the San Francisco Board of Appeals handled a busy calendar of appeals and administrative items. Notable actions included:
- Deny rehearing (3A) for 45520 Seventh Street (vote 5-0). - Deny appeal and uphold permit for 1456 Ninth Avenue with conditions to restore an open railing and paint siding a light color (vote 5-0). - Reduce a penalty (item 6) to two times the regular fee (board overruled department recommendation; vote 5-0). - For the Seneca Avenue matters (item 7), revoke the earlier permit and uphold the revised comprehensive permit that reduced the deck and adjusted stair placement (vote 5-0). - Uphold the permit for 538 Laidley Street after extensive testimony about scale, demolition impacts and prior planning concessions (vote 5-0). - Uphold the permit for 1247 Palou Avenue to abate violations and legalize rooms, with the condition that a proposed wet bar be deleted to avoid creating a separate kitchen (vote 5-0).
The board also received public comment, including a serious accusation of fraud by a speaker who identified himself as a whistleblower; no formal board investigation was launched during the meeting. President Frank Fung announced the retirement of long-time Office Manager Katherine Johnson and the board adjourned after completing the calendar.
