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 Mark Gruberg, agent for appellant(s), UTW et al., requesting rehearing of Appeal      No(s). 03-093, decided October 22, 2003.  At that time, upon motion by Commissioner Shoemaker, the Board voted 2-2 (Vice President Harrington & Commissioner Saunders dissented) to overrule the Taxi Commission’s decision to add Amy Welch and Philip Welch IV to the medallions listed above.  Four votes being required to overturn or modify a departmental action under Charter § 4.106, the motion failed, and the Taxi Commission’s decision was upheld. 

MOHAMED AHMED, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

ART COMMISSION, Respondent

Appealing the denial on August 21, 2003, of the renewal of Street Artist Certificate No. 5877.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

With the consent of the Dept. 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.

EVE SOLOMON, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

2526 Greenwich Street.

Appeal for refund of penalty imposed on Sept. 5, 2003 for work done without a permit (on 3-unit building: corrective action to remove kitchen in social hall as per NOV no(s). 200226509).

APPLICATION NO. 2002/06/17/9232.

JURISDICTION GRANTED AUG. 27, 2003.

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 6/19/03.

FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

LEE & RUTH ANN SEWARD,

THOMAS & JODY ROBERTSON,

SYDNEY GOLDSTEIN, STEVE &

BRENDA BOTTUM, & RICK ELLIS, Appellants                       

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

2736 Pierce Street.

Protesting the issuance on October 7, 2002, to P.Q. & June Chin, Permit to Alter a Building (sun deck on top of existing roof, 42” high rail, 4X4 post secured to existing structure(roof)).

APPLICATION NO. 2002/10/07/8421.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

GREGORY ERLACH, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

                                              Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

531 – 43^rd Avenue.

Protesting the issuance on March 27, 2003, to Alan Freebury, Permit to Alter a Building (on two-family house: install 5’ high fence on side of front yard, treated vertical posts on 4’ centers, redwood lattice full height between verticals, pre-formed 3’ metal footings driven into ground floor for verticals, capped by treated 2” X 4” (on side) tying 5 posts together; 8’6” free standing; rest next to building)

APPLICATION NO. 2003/03/27/0836.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

GREGORY ERLACH, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

                                              Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

531 – 43^rd Avenue.

Protesting the issuance on May 2, 2003, to Alan Freebury, Permit to Alter a Building (on two-family house: rebuild existing rear stairs in-kind).

APPLICATION NO. 2003/05/02/3742.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

LAMBERT LEE, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING COMMISSION DISAPPROVAL

§ 14 Parties: N/A (Mandatory DR)

540 – 8^th Avenue.

Appealing the denial on August 5, 2003 of Permit to Demolish a Building (two-story single family house with 764sf of ground floor area).

APPLICATION NO. 2002/12/09/3108.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

BEN HONG, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

1223 & 1225 Capitol Avenue.

Protesting the issuance on August 18, 2003, to Michael Brown, Permit to Erect a Building (3-story, 2-unit building with 1,544sf of ground floor area).

APPLICATION NO. 2002/07/10/1032.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

MR. & MRS. WILLIAM WEINDORF,

MR. & MRS. ALEX SCHWARTZ,

MARY ROBINETTE, & SUSAN O’BRIEN, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

450 Hamilton Street.

Protesting the issuance on August 26, 2003, to Abel Maldonado, Site Permit to Alter a Building (on single-family house: horizontal extension to rear of lot for increased size of master bedroom and bath at 2^nd floor, and additional bedrooms at lower level).

APPLICATION NO. 2002/02/05/8561S.

FOR HEARING TODAY.