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Board upholds Telegraph Hill elevator variances but requires acoustic mitigation and engineering review
Summary
After hearings on noise, use and prior permit conduct, the Board of Appeals upheld rear‑yard variances to install exterior elevators at two adjacent properties and added a condition requiring a qualified acoustical engineer to verify that elevator noise will not exceed 5 decibels above ambient.
The Board of Appeals upheld variances allowing the installation of exterior elevators at 331 Filbert and 110 Alta Streets, concluding the requested variances met the five variance criteria but imposing a condition aimed at protecting neighbors from noise and vibration.
Appellant Sandra Leckvie argued the external elevators would produce vibration and persistent…
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