Meeting Information

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.

Letter from Christopher Moscone, agent for Foster Media, Appellant, requesting rehearing of Appeal No(s). 02-030, decided June 19, 2002.  Upon motion by Vice President McInerney, the Board voted 2-3 (Commissioner Cullum, Commissioner Saunders & Commissioner El Qadah dissented) to uphold the subject determination.  Four votes being necessary to overturn any departmental action under Charter § 4.106, the motion passed and the subject determination was upheld.  Determination: that the subject Building Permit Application for a general advertising sign is disapproved because the subject property is visible from, and located within 200 feet of the Market Street Special Sign District.

With the consent of the Department of Building Inspection, the Board will proceed to a vote without testimony to reduce the penalty (investigation fee) to two times the regular fee as provided for in the Building Code.  Without consent the Board will take testimony and then decide the appeal.

PETER BRATIS, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

2874-2878 16^th Street.

Appeal for refund of penalty imposed on June 26, 2003, for work done without a permit (replace 4 rear windows; comply with NOV; replace existing and install new smoke detectors; remove lock from back basement door; replace 6 steps in backyard stairway; replace broken glass in back kitchen window; replace 2 dry rot boards; replace tiles in floor area; and replace 2 landing floors of T&G in front stairway).

APPLICATION NO. 2003/06/26/8091.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

OKSU GORDON, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

51 Margaret Avenue.

Appealing the imposition of penalty on June 27, 2003, for work done without a permit (on single-family house: correct NOV No(s). 200338389, legalize rooms – family room, full bathroom and laundry room).

APPLICATION NO. 2003/04/22/2793.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

JOHN ARKEDER, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

TAXI COMMISSION, Respondent

Appealing the revocation on March 19, 2003, of taxicab medallion No. 1167.

RESOLUTION NO. 2003-09.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

JAMES NEILLY, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

TAXI COMMISSION, Respondent

Appealing the revocation on April 23, 2003, of medallion No. 897.

RESOLUTION NO. 2003-26.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

THERESA ISSERMAN, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent          

700 Vermont Street.

Protesting issuance on June 20, 2001, to Raymond & Hazel Guaraglia, Permit to Alter a Building (demolish existing non-compliant residential units per Notice of Violation No. 200114983; remove all utilities to ground level; convert to original commercial space with no structural work to be done).

APPLICATION NO. 2001/06/20/1935.

PUBLIC TESTIMONY HEARD JUNE 19, 2002.

FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

KEN PAGE, VINCENT LEGER,

& BUENA VISTA PARK LLC, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

21 Buena Vista East Avenue.

Appealing the determination dated March 19, 2003, addressed to Andrew Zacks, that the subject property has a legal authorized use of 14 residential guest rooms and 1 dwelling unit, that residential guest rooms constitute “group housing” under § 209.2 of the Planning Code, that this group housing constitutes a permitted conditional use since it was established prior to the enactment of Conditional Use (CU) requirements for said use, and that this permitted conditional use shall be considered abandoned 3 years from the last legal date of residency of the last resident of said guest rooms. 

FOR HEARING TODAY.

KEN PAGE, VINCENT LEGER,

& BUENA VISTA PARK LLC, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent          

21 Buena Vista East Avenue.

Appealing a determination dated April 24, 2003, addressed to Andrew Zacks, that the proposed physical modifications to various residential guest rooms at the subject property would result in less viable guest rooms and would constitute a partial conversion of the structure to single family-use from its current legal authorized use of 14 residential guest rooms and 1 dwelling unit, in violation of Planning Code.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

KIFAYAT YUSUF, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING COMMISSION. APPROVAL

473 Leland Avenue.

Appealing the denial on July 10, 2003, of Permit to Demolish a Building (one-story single-family dwelling with 885sf of ground floor area).

APPLICATION NO. 2002/01/30/8121.

FOR HEARING TODAY.