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CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
REGULAR MEETING - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2003
5:00 P.M., CITY HALL, ROOM 416, ONE DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE
(1) PUBLIC COMMENT: At this time, members of the public may address the Board on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board except agenda items. With respect to agenda items, your opportunity to address the Board will be afforded when the item is reached in the meeting with one exception. When the agenda item has already been reviewed in a public hearing at which members of the public were allowed to testify and the Board has closed the public hearing, your opportunity to address the Board must be exercised during the Public Comment portion of the calendar. Each member of the public may address the Board for up to three minutes. If it is demonstrated that comments by the public will exceed 15 minutes, the President may continue Public Comment to another time during the meeting.
(2) COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS & QUESTIONS:
(3) ADDENDUM ITEMS:
ITEM A: 1012 Divisadero Street. Letter from Marc Goldsmith, Requestor(s), asking that the Board take jurisdiction over Building Permit Application No(s). 2002/01/25/7741. Permit Holder(s): Eric Schleelein & Flora Cheung. Project: construction of a one-story garage.
| Date Permit Issued: |
July 15, 2002 |
| Last Day to Appeal: |
July 30, 2002 (Appeal filed by Requestor, 02-141; permit upheld by Board on Dec. 18, 2002 due to Requestor’s non-appearance) |
| Date Jurisdiction Request Received: |
March 3, 2003 |
ITEM B: 2735 Larkin Street. Letter from John Loughran, Requestor(s), asking that the Board take jurisdiction over Building Permit Application No(s). 2002/10/18/9395 & 2002/11/15/1602. Permit Holder(s): Adam Landsdorf. Project (1st permit): interior remodel of single family house with structural improvements only to remove short kitchen, corner wall with new post, expand master bedroom and laundry room, & plywood wall strengthening with accompanying tie-downs; no change to unit count or occupancy. Project (2nd permit): interior remodel of kitchen, bathrooms; removal of windows to be replaced with doors; construction of decks over garage, roof of basement for structural DWGS, gate at rear yard easement; revision to clarify scope.
| Date Permit Issued: |
Oct. 18, 2002 & Nov. 15, 2002, respectively |
| Last Day to Appeal: |
Nov. 4, 2002 & Dec. 2, 2002, respectively |
| Date Jurisdiction Request Received: |
March 3, 2003 |
(3) ADDENDUM ITEMS (CONTINUED):
ITEM C: 412 Lombard Street. Appeal No(s). 02-233/234/235, Thomas, Tarone, Giachino & Fong vs. DBI, PDA. Report from the Zoning Administrator concerning the compliance of the plans with the March 2001 variance and the Discretionary Review (DR) conditions.
ITEM D: 412 Lombard Street. Letter from Charles Thomas, Co-Appellant, requesting rehearing of Appeal No(s). 02-233, Thomas & Tarone vs. DBI, PDA, decided Feb. 19, 2003. At that time, upon motion by President Chin, the Board voted 5-0 to uphold the subject permit with the following condition(s): a) that white reflective paint be used in the light wells; b) that the window to wall ratio on the façade be reduced; c) that the Declaration of Use Limitation be amended to note that Ms. Fong’s property is the beneficiary; and d) that the plans comply with the March 2001 variance and the Discretionary Review (DR) conditions, with a report from the Zoning Administrator on March 19, 2003 concerning said compliance issues.
(4) APPEAL NO. 02-172
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TOM KATZ, Appellant(s)
vs.
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,
Respondent
PLANNING DEPT. DISAPPROVAL
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[1349 Clayton Street.
[Appealing the denial on August 30, 2002, of [Permit to Alter a Building (on 13-unit apartment [building: replace existing steel with vinyl retrofit [– same shape and size; total 20 windows).
[APPLICATION NO. 2002/07/25/2280.
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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(5) APPEAL NO. 03-004
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FRIEDA HUMBOLDT,
FELICIA MICHAELS &
FAYE ADELSTEIN, Appellant(s)
vs.
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,
Respondent
PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL
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[493 Haight Street.
[Protesting the issuance on December 27, 2002, [to the Haight & Fillmore Association LLC, [Permit to Alter a Building (on 31-unit mixed use [residential/commercial building: installation of 2 [omni type antenna equipment).
[APPLICATION NO. 2002/10/23/9754.
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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(6) APPEAL NO. 03-006
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DOMINIC MASSONI, Appellant(s)
vs.
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,
Respondent
PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL
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[101 Genebern Way.
[Protesting the issuance on January 2, 2003, to [Soledad de Cruz, Permit to Alter a Building (in [front of single-family house: re-cut the curve 10 [feet at 101 Genebern Way & re-cut the curve 10 [feet at 100 Murray Street).
[APPLICATION NO. 2003/01/02/4448.
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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(7) APPEAL NO. 03-009
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IBRAHIM MALIK,SALWA
GHAIM & THOMAS NGAI, Appellant(s)
vs.
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,
Respondent
PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL
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[39 Country Club Drive.
[Protesting the issuance on January 3, 2003, to [David Truong, Site Permit to Alter a Building [(horizontal addition on single-family house).
[APPLICATION NO. 2002/02/25/9908S.
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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(8) APPEAL NO. 03-011
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PAULA & STANLEY deBELLA, Appellant(s)
vs.
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,
Respondent
PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL
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[1209 Vicente Street.
[Protesting the issuance on January 7, 2003, to [Dennis Liu, Permit to Alter a Building (on 3-unit [apartment building with retail: revision to [Building Permit Application No(s). [2002/02/26/9985S; adding mezzanine +/- 395sf [(less than 1/3 of ground floor); change floor [layout of unit 3 on the 3rd floor; raised ceiling at [living room of unit 3; façade changes – larger [bay windows on 2nd floor, and tile roof at front; [structural changes - adding mezzanine framing, [minor roof and ceiling at living room of unit 3, [and minor shear and holdown location).
[APPLICATION NO. 2002/10/02/7975.
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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(9) APPEAL NO. V03-012
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JAMES ESTEY, Appellant(s)
vs.
ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent
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[2815 Diamond Street.
[Protesting the granting on January 9, 2003, to [David Prowler at Glen Park Market Place LLC, [Rear Yard, Parking, Usable Open Space & [Dwelling Unit Exposure Variance(s) (proposal [may be constructed with 1,440sf of rear yard in [the southeast corner of the property where [4000sf are required; no parking spaces for the [nonresidential uses where 14 are required; [1,454sf of usable open space and some of the [open space areas with minimum dimensions of [4.5 feet and 8 feet where 1,714sf of usable [open space with minimum dimensions of 6 feet [for private open space and 15 feet for common [space are required; and with 6 of the proposed [15 dwelling units to not have windows facing [either a public right-of-way or a Code complying [rear yard.
[VARIANCE CASE NO. 2002.0124V.
[FOR HEARING TODAY.
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ADJOURNMENT.
Note: Each item on this agenda may include the following documents:
1) Appellant's Preliminary Statement of Appeal and Brief; 2) Respondent’s or Permit holder's Response Brief; 3) Appellant’s Reply; 4) Department decision, order, permit, determination, resolution, or Notice of Violation; and 5) Correspondence of public and parties.
These items are available for review at the Board's office, 1660 Mission Street, Room 3036, front counter. Please call 575-6880 if you have any questions concerning this agenda.
Date posted: March 13, 2003
