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REGULAR MEETING OF THE SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF APPEALS

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 2001

5:30 P.M., CITY HALL, ROOM 416

1 DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE (FORMERLY 301 POLK STREET)

(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 AND QUESTIONS.

(3)REQUEST FOR JURISDICTION BEYOND FIFTEEN-DAY APPEAL PERIOD:

ITEM A: 952-954 Ashbury Street. Letter from Dorothy Dube and Mark Slomoff requesting that the Board take jurisdiction over Building Permit Application No. 2001/02/07/1598 issued to Ted Bartlett for interior alterations.

Date issued March 27, 2001

Last day to appeal April 11, 2001

Request for jurisdiction May 8, 2001

ADOPTION OF FINDINGS:

ITEM B: 1299 Quesada Avenue. On May 9, 2001, after public hearing, upon motion by President Chin, the Board voted 4-0 (Vice President Saunders absent) to OVERRULE the Zoning Administrator and GRANT the lot size variance to subdivide an existing corner lot into three lots.

ITEM C: Pier 39. On May 23, 2001, after public hearing, upon motion by Commissioner El Qadah, the Board voted 4-0 (Commissioner Cullum absent) to OVERRULE the Zoning Administrator with a condition to allow the trampoline and bungee business to remain at Pier 39 without a conditional use authorization.

(4)APPEAL NO. 00-212

MYRA HOM SHORT, Appellant

vs.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, Respondent

[653 Irving Street.

[Denial on October 27, 2000, of permit to [Remove and Replace One Tree.

[ORDER NO. 172,618.

[FOR REHEARING TODAY.

(5)APPEAL NO. 01-002

BUNNY CHIN, ANNA WONG, SHARON WONG & VICTOR YOUNG, Appellants

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL

[68 Salmon Street.

[Protesting issuance on December 27, 2000, [to K.M. Lo, permit to Erect a Building (six [unit apartment building).

[APPLICATION NO. 9804165S.

[PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED MARCH 7, [2001.

[FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

(6)APPEAL NO. 01-049

F & F MISSION TECHNOLOGY CENTER LLC, Appellant

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

[1800 Mission Street.

[Zoning Administrator determination dated [February 20, 2001 addressed to Frank Chiu, [Director of the Department of Building [Inspection, requesting suspension of a site [permit issued November 4, 2000, for the [reason a Discretionary Review request had [been filed prior to the approval by the [Planning Department and the permit to [convert the armory to a telecom facility with [parking and fuel storage issued to Eikon [Capitol LP. The property is now owned by F [& F Mission Technology Center, LLC.

[PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED MAY 9, 2001.

[FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

(7)APPEAL NO. 01-048

CLIPPER STREET ASSOCIATES, Appellant

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

[672 and 676 Clipper Street.

[Zoning Administrator determination dated [February 21, 2001, requiring the owners to [sell or rent the units at 120% of median [income as suggested by the Mayor’s Office [of Housing and explaining that a conditional [use application may be filed to request the [Planning Commission to modify the [conditions of Planning Commission Motion [No. 14377 upon which the Zoning [Administrator’s action was based.

[FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

(8)APPEAL NO. 00-252

JOHN O’REILLY, Appellant

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPARTMENT DISAPPROVAL

[129 Randall Street.

[Denial on December 11, 2000, of permit to [Erect a Building (three-story two unit [dwelling).

[APPLICATION NO. 9911578S.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(9)APPEAL NO. 01-075

DESMOND HAYES, Appellant

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPARTMENT DISAPPROVAL

[3352-54 Clay Street.

[Denial on April 18, 2001, of permit to Alter a [Building (rehabilitate and remodel entire [building; add garage; restore legal use of [building to single-family dwelling with one [accessory unit at lower level)

[APPLICATION NO. 2000/03/13/4135S.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(10)APPEAL NO. 01-069

BETTY H. da COSTA, Appellant

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL

[1247 - 38th Avenue.

[Protesting issuance on March 30, 2001, to [Kirk Sujishi, permit to Alter a Building (new [rear 10 x 17 deck no higher than three feet [from grade).

[APPLICATION NO. 2001/03/30/5706.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(11)APPEAL NO. 01-073

CHARLES & JANE ELIASON, Appellants

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL

[1117 Ocean Avenue.

[Protesting issuance on April 10, 2001 to [Roman Knop, permit to Demolish a retail [building.

[APPLICATION NO. 2000/07/25/6065.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(12)APPEAL NO. 01-074

CAROL SMITH & JACK RUSSO, Appellants

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL

[3320 Jackson Street.

[Protesting issuance on April 11, 2001, to [Barry and Marie Lipman, permit to Alter a [Building (expand master bedroom with addi-[tion of toilet room with exhaust fan and down [light; pop-out not to exceed 1’-6" from [existing building; width of pop-out [approximately 5’-2").

[APPLICATION NO. 2001/03/15/4400.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(13)APPEAL NO. 01-076

JOHN DOO, Appellant

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL

[579 - 17th Avenue.

[Protesting issuance on April 20, 2001, to [Guo-Bao He, permit to Erect a Single-Family [Dwelling.

[APPLICATION NO. 2000/05/09/9456S.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(14) APPEAL NO. V01-071

STUART FUSS, Appellant

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

[445 - 461 Oak Street.

[Denial on April 9, 2001, of Lot Width, Lot [Size, Open Space, and Exposure Variances [(subdivide an existing 82 x 120 lot with four [existing residential buildings into four [separate lots, each with one residential [building).

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

ADJOURNMENT.

Note: Each item on this agenda may include the following documents:

1. Appellant’s statement and rebuttal brief.

2. Permit holder’s response and rebuttal brief.

3. Department decision, permit, determination or resolution.

4. Public correspondence.

These items are available for review at the Board’s office, 1660 Mission Street, Room 3036, front counter.

Date posted: May 24, 2001