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BOARD OF APPEALS
CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
MEETING MINUTES - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 2008
5:00 P.M., CITY HALL, ROOM 416, ONE DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE
PRESENT: President Michael Garcia, Commissioner Kendall Goh, and Commissioner Rafael Mandelman.
Catharine Barnes, Deputy City Attorney, Office of the City Attorney (OCA); Laurence Kornfield, Chief Building Inspector, Department of Building Inspection (DBI); Tina Tam, Senior Planner, Planning Department (PD); Victor Pacheco, Interim Dept. Head; Manuel Payes, Clerk Typist.
NOTE: The Board currently has two vacancies.
(1) PUBLIC COMMENT:
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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.
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SPEAKERS: None.
(2) COMMMISSIONERS COMMENTS & QUESTIONS:
SPEAKERS: None.
(3) ADOPTION OF MINUTES:
(4) SPECIAL ITEM:
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Informational presentation by the Planning Department.
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SPEAKERS: Craig Nikitas, Senior Planner, PD.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Sue Hestor.
(5) ADDENDUM ITEMS:
(5a) ADOPTION OF FINDINGS:
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Subject property at 245 Clement Street. Appeal No. 07-196, decided June 18, 2008. At that time, upon motion by Vice President Fung, the Board voted 4-0 to overrule the Notice of Violation with findings and conditions to be adopted at a later date. NOV: regarding an unauthorized independent massage establishment use at the subject property.
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ACTION: Upon motion by President Garcia, the Board voted 3 – 0 to continue the matter to 10/01/08.
SPEAKERS: Niall Vignoles, attorney for appellant; Tina Tam, PD.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
(6) APPEAL NO. 08-108
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KENNETH ZANKEL, Appellant(s)
vs.
PLANNING COMMISSION, Respondent
MOTION HOLDER: 290 Sutter Ltd. Partnership
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300 Grant Avenue.
Protesting the adoption of findings on June 12, 2008, pursuant to Planning Code § 309 related to a determination of compliance for a building exceeding 50,000 gross square feet of floor area and 75 feet in height, and the granting of exceptions to Planning Code standards for rear yard area, off-street parking, building height, and building bulk (proposal is for new, 10-story mixed-use building with 45 dwelling units, below-grade parking garage, and ground floor/second floor retail space).
MOTION NO. 17615.
FOR HEARING TODAY.
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ACTION: Upon motion by Commissioner Goh, the Board voted 3 – 0 to continue the matter to 10/01/08, with the public hearing closed, and in order to allow participation of all five Board members.
SPEAKERS: Sue Hestor, attorney for appellant; Shelby Campbell, agent for motion holder; Allen Martinez, agent for motion holder; Craig Nikita, PD.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
(7) APPEAL NO. 08-109
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HUI TING GUAN, Appellant(s)
vs.
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent
PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL
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519 – 33rd Avenue.
Protesting the issuance on June 19, 2008, to Albert & Marion Ko, Permit to Demolish a Building (two-story, single-family house with 625sf of ground floor area).
APPLICATION NO. 2005/12/20/0777.
FOR HEARING TODAY.
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ACTION: Upon motion by Commissioner Mandelman the Board voted 3 – 0 to uphold the permit.
SPEAKERS: Hui Ting Guan, appellant; Albert Ko, co-permit holder; Craig Nikita, PD; Laurence Kornfield, DBI; Tina Tam, PD
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
ADJOURNMENT.
There being no further Business, President Garcia adjourned the meeting at 7:17 pm.
