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.

TOM KATZ, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

616 Shrader Street.

Appealing the suspension on August 6, 2003, of Building Permit Application No(s). 2003/08/06/1364 & 2003/07/23/0191.  Reason(s) for suspension: the first permit was approved erroneously, and the second permit requires further review by the Planning Dept. since both permits did not receive residential guideline review by Planning Dept. preservation technical specialists, which is required for the replacement of windows on architecturally significant buildings like the subject property.

JURISDICTION GRANTED NOV. 12, 2003.

PUBLIC HEARING HELD & CLOSED ON FEB. 11, 2004.

FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

PATRICK McDERMOTT, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

1956-1960 Fell Street.

Appealing the denial on November 14, 2003, of a Permit to Convert (from 8 residential guest rooms and 1 dwelling unit into 3 dwelling units).

PUBLIC HEARING HELD & CLOSED ON FEB. 18, 2004.

FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

ARA & BERG TEHLIRIAN, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING COMMISSION DISAPPROVAL

DR Requestor(s):  JOSE MORALES

572 San Jose Avenue.

Appealing the denial on November 21, 2003, of a Site Permit to Alter a Building a Building (on two-unit building: horizontal and vertical addition, 335sf on ground floor, 368sf on 2^nd floor, and 1038sf on 3^rd floor; electrical, plumbing, and mechanical under separate permit).

APPLICATION NO. 2002/11/04/0682S.

PUBLIC HEARING HELD & CLOSED ON FEB. 18, 2004.

FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

TOBIN HANSEN, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS

BUREAU OF URBAN FORESTRY, Respondent

2500 Market Street.

Appealing the denial on December 26, 2003, of a Permit to Remove & Replace One (1) Tree.

ORDER NO. 174,572

FOR HEARING TODAY.

DAVID CANNON, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

2 Ord Court.

Protesting the granting on Dec. 18, 2003, to Charlie Barnett (Subject Property Owner Fredric Silverman), Rear Yard Variance (construction of a new 2^nd-story, vertical addition for the existing single-family house).

VARIANCE CASE NO. 2003.0828V.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

CHRISTOPHER & JAMIE ZAK, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

293 Downey Street.

Protesting the issuance on December 24, 2003, to Kirk Scott, Site Permit to Alter a Building (on single-family house: horizontal addition at rear, basement, first and second stories; interior remodel; addition of bay window at front and alteration to front façade; add one dwelling unit).

APPLICATION NO. 2001/11/21/3668S.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

JOHN HOOPER, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

7 Buena Vista Terrace.

Protesting the issuance on December 23, 2003, to Andrea Chavez & Dan Putterman, Permit to Demolish a Building (2-story, 2-family residential building with 2,166sf of ground floor area).

APPLICATION NO. 2003/02/26/8353.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

JIMMY CHU, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

425 Junipero Serra Boulevard.

Appealing a Notice of Decision by Frank Chiu, Director of the Dept. of Building Inspection, dated Jan. 5, 2004, that an unlawful residential demolition has taken place at the subject property under Building Code §§ 103.3, 103.3.1 & 103.3.2, that Building Permit Application No(s). 2003/02/13/7355, 2003/05/17/4558 and 2003/06/20/7261 are hereby revoked, and that a 5 year moratorium on the issuance of building permits is hereby imposed pursuant to Building Code § 103.3.1.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

SANJAY BHAS

dba BAYVIEW GREENWASTE

MANAGEMENT COMPANY, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

1300 Carroll Avenue.

Appealing a determination dated January 13, 2004, addressed to Sanjay Bhas, disapproving a Health Permit Application Zoning Referral for a wood transferring, wood and landscaping waste chipping, mulching and transfer facility at the subject property, located within an M-1 zoning district, because Planning Code § 202(c) precludes any use in the M-1 zoning district that creates conditions which are hazardous, noxious or offensive through emissions of odor, smoke, fumes or dust, and because Planning Code § 225(o) and (d) prohibit storage of waste, discarded, or salvaged material or inflammable materials in the M-1 zoning district unless it’s conducted within a completely closed building.

FOR HEARING TODAY.