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BOARD OF APPEALS

CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

REGULAR MEETING - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2002

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 ITEM(S):

ITEM A: 129 Randall Street. Letter from Paul Curtis, agent for Friends of Randall Street, requesting that the Board take jurisdiction over Building Permit Application No(s). 9911579 & 9911578S. Permit Holder(s): John O’Reilly. Project: demolish a one-story single-family dwelling & construct a three-story, two-unit residential building.

Date Permit(s) Issued: July 11, 2002

Last Day to Appeal: July 26, 2002

Jurisdiction Request(s) Received: August 20, 2002

(4) APPEAL NO. 96-175

REBECCA A. VISPERAS, Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPARTMENT DISAPPROVAL

[550-552 Athens Street.

[Denial on December 9, 1996, of permit to Alter [a Building (legalize existing use a two family [dwelling on two floors of occupancy).

[APPLICATION NO. 9518320.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

(5) APPEAL NO. 98-046

GERARDO PINTO & MARIANNE RUDDY,

Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

Respondent

PLANNING DEPARTMENT DISAPPROVAL

[1506-08 Alabama Street.

[Denial on March 6, 1998, of permit to Alter a [Building (legalize flat on ground floor; add [windows in kitchen and living room; add fan [and light in bathroom; provide fire wall and [door between garage and flat).

[APPLICATION NO. 9802518S.

[PUBLIC TESTIMONY HEARD NOV. 18, 1998, [FEB. 17, 1999, & MAY 29, 2002.

[FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

(6) APPEAL NO. 98-117

EDWARD R. NUNES, Appellant(s)

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

[1780 Oakdale Avenue.

[Health Permit Referral determination by the [Zoning Administrator dated June 10, 1998 that [the proposed Non-conforming Commercial [Food Warehouse/Wholesale Sales use in a RH-[1 zone, will terminate at the current five-year [lease expiration on April 30, 2003.

[FOR HEARING TODAY

(7) APPEAL NO. V00-048

ALLAN & LORRAINE THOMPSON,

Appellant(s)

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

[50 Magnolia/1755 Chestnut Streets.

[Denial on March 22, 2000, of Rear Yard [Variance to relocate one dwelling unit from the [1755 Chestnut Street building to the existing [rear carriage house at 50 Magnolia Street by [renovating and adding a floor and roof deck to [the existing building, setting back the new floor [15 feet from Magnolia Street; the proposal also [includes two 2’x7’ extensions into the lightwells [of the existing 1755 Chestnut Street building; [the total number of dwelling units will remain [six units.

[VARIANCE CASE NO. 99.164V.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(8) APPEAL NO. 00-096

TREVOR FOOKS, Appellant(s)

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

[1623-1625 Noe Street.

[Zoning Administrator’s determination dated [June 13, 2000 that under the RH-2 zoning of [the property, the illegal third basement unit of [the two-unit building must be removed, and [with certain alterations the space may remain [habitable space as part of one of the two lawful [units.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

ITEMS (9A) & (9B) SHALL BE HEARD TOGETHER:

(9A) APPEAL NO. 01-021

POTRERO BOOSTERS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSN. & DOGPATCH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSN., Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

Respondent

PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL

[691 Tennessee Street.

[Protesting issuance on January 10, 2001, to [Robert Miller, Site Permit to Erect a Building [(25 live/work units).

[APPLICATION NO. 9917435S.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(9B) APPEAL NO. 01-022

POTRERO BOOSTERS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSN. & DOGPATCH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSN., Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

Respondent

PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL

[691 Tennessee Street.

[Protesting issuance on January 10, 2001, to [Robert Miller, Permit to Demolish a Building [(metal shed).

[APPLICATION NO. 9917436.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(10) APPEAL NO. 01-040

RICK HOLMAN, Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

Respondent

PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL

[445 Bryant Street.

[Protesting issuance on January 29, 2001, to [Armax, Inc., Site Permit to Erect a Building [(eight live/work units).

[APPLICATION NO. 2000/09/15/7935S.

[PUBLIC HEARING HELD MAR. 13, 2002, & [FURTHER TESTIMONY HEARD JUNE 12, [2002.

[FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

(11) APPEAL NO. 01-115

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.

(12) APPEAL NO. 01-213

MICAELA LEZCANO, Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS, Respondent

[3560-3566 - 20th Street.

[Denial on October 25, 2001, of Permit to [Remove Two Trees (without replacement).

[ORDER NO(S). 173,215 & 173,232

[ORIGINAL DECISION ON FEB. 6, 2002 TO [UPHOLD DENIAL.

[REHEARING GRANTED JUNE 19, 2002.

[FOR REHEARING TODAY.

(13) APPEAL NO. 02-111

JUDITH HARDING, Appellant(s)

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

Subject Prop. Owner(s): RICHARD

& NORMA DENNES

[281 & 285 Edgewood Avenue.

[Appealing a determination dated June 10, 2002, [addressed to Judith Harding, that Variance [Case No. 90.856V has been "utilized" or acted [upon, and that the current configuration of the [subject lots is legal; that no new variance is [necessary to build upon the subject lots as long [as the proposal generally conforms to the [dimensions and scope of the project as [originally described in the variance; and that the [permit applications filed with the Planning Dept. [have been found to conform to the variance and [are subject to the required 30-day [neighborhood notification.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(14) APPEAL NO. 02-131

OCEAN BEACH

HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION, Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

[770 La Playa Street.

[Protesting the issuance on July 10, 2002, to the [Progress Foundation, Permit to Erect a Building [(four-story, fourteen-unit building with 3,972sf of [ground floor area).

[APPLICATION NO. 2000/12/20/8432.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(15) APPEAL NO. 02-152

SPP REAL ESTATE LLP, Appellant(s)

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

[Lakeshore Plaza Shopping Center on Sloat [Boulevard.

[Appealing a determination dated July 26, 2002, [addressed to Walter Wong at Jaidin [Consulting, that a hamburger restaurant is not [a permitted use at the subject property [because hamburger restaurants were [specifically omitted as an allowable use by the [Board of Supervisors when it approved [conditions for the Conditional Use (CU) [authorization at Lakeshore Plaza.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(16) APPEAL NO. 02-191

CLEMENTINA TOWERS

TENANTS ASSOCIATION, Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

Respondent

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVAL

[328 Tehema Street.

[Protesting the issuance on Sept. 6, 2002, to [Todco Development, Permit to Erect a Building [(nine-story, 85-unit residential commercial [building with parking).

[APPLICATION NO. 2001/12/03/4364.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

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: October 24, 2002