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Board narrows kitchen permit at 2198 Jackson: requires first‑floor designation and electric appliances per housing code
Summary
After neighbors appealed an over‑the‑counter kitchen permit for 2198 Jackson Street, DBI and Planning advised the board the permit had been issued in error and should be revised to specify the floor (first floor per applicant emails), require electric cooking appliances where the housing code requires them, and update occupancy/use codes; the board adopted revisions 4–0.
Neighbors of 2198 Jackson Street urged the Board of Appeals to revoke or condition a no‑plans, over‑the‑counter in‑kind kitchen permit because recorded restrictions on the property and older permits limit where full kitchens and gas appliances may be installed. Appellants said the property’s land‑use history is complex and that they want transparency about how the property will be used; they asked the board to require plans and ensure any necessary ancillary plumbing or gas permits accompany the work.
DBI and Planning staff reviewed historical records and a 1986/1991 approval recorded against the property. DBI told the board that an in‑kind kitchen remodel requires designation of the floor to be altered and that housing‑code rules for group‑housing/community kitchens limit or prohibit gas cooking appliances in some circumstances. Planning staff said a recorded notice of special restriction references the presence and placement of kitchens and that, based on the record and applicant emails, the kitchen work is located on the first floor. DBI recommended revising the permit to specify the kitchen location, require electric cooking appliances where the housing code mandates them, and update occupancy/use codes.
The board voted 4–0 to grant the appeal with revisions consistent with DBI’s recommendation: specify the kitchen is on the first floor, require electric cooking appliances where the housing/hotel code requires them for the property’s use, and correct the occupancy/use code in the permit record. The board also asked staff to ensure that any required ancillary plumbing or electrical permits are obtained in due course; staff noted that in‑kind kitchen permits typically are OTC and plans are not required for in‑kind work but that the record will reflect the clarified scope.
