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Appellant withdraws appeal; supervisors approve conditional-use authorization for 4103rd Street project
Summary
After an appellant described historic value and displacement concerns for a Bayview building, the appellant withdrew the appeal following commitments from the project sponsor; the Board affirmed the planning commission’s conditional‑use authorization (item 20) with a unanimous 10‑0 vote and tabled related items 21 and 22.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on April 8 approved a conditional-use authorization for a proposed project at 4103rd Street after the appellant withdrew an appeal following negotiated commitments from the project sponsor.
The public hearing opened as a special order at 3:00 p.m. The appellant described the building as a 144‑year‑old Bayview site with restaurant and single‑room occupancy (SRO) units serving working‑class residents and said community members had invested city grant money into the space. The appellant urged stronger community outreach and protections for SROs and historic elements.
During the hearing the appellant reported progress in negotiations with the project sponsor, including assurances to preserve historic exterior elements and the building’s Butler elevator, and invitations for some displaced merchants to return after renovation. The appellant then announced a withdrawal of the appeal based on those commitments.
The board sought confirmation from the applicant (represented by the Friends of the Children SF Bay Area executive director) and the deputy city attorney that withdrawing the appeal was appropriate. With that confirmation the board moved to affirm the planning commission’s decision (approve item 20) and table items 21 and 22; the clerk recorded 10 ayes and the motion carried.
What the board did: The action approves the conditional-use authorization (item 20) and tables the higher‑threshold disapproval path (items 21 and 22) while directing staff to prepare findings if the board later seeks to disapprove. The vote was unanimous among present supervisors (10 ayes; one supervisor excused).
