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BOARD OF APPEALS

CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

REGULAR MEETING - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2001

5:30 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 AND QUESTIONS.

(3)MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION AND OTHER CORRESPONDENCE:

ITEM A: 100-122 - 15th Street. Letter from Walter Wong, agent for the appellant/property owner, Larry Wasserman, requesting a rehearing of Appeal No. 01-079, heard June 13, 2001. Upon motion by Commissioner Cullum, the Board voted 3-2 (President Chin and Commissioner El Qadah dissented) to UPHOLD the subject determination regarding transfer of business service determination from 200 Kansas Street to 100-122 - 15th Street.

ITEM B: 1021 Francisco Street. Letter from John Loughran, co-appellant, requesting rehearing of Appeal No.

01-118, heard August 22, 2001. Upon motion by Commissioner McInerney, the Board voted 5-0 to UPHOLD the subject permit issued to Lisa Giannone.

ITEM C: 1432-1434 Kearny Street. Letter from Steve Atkinson, attorney for permit holders Nan & Nathan Roth, requesting rehearing of Appeal Nos. 00-258/259/260/261, heard August 22, 2001. Upon motion by Commissioner McInerney, the Board voted 4-1 (President Chin dissented) to REVOKE both permits.

(4)APPEAL NO. 01-145

MARIO BENASSINI, Appellant

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

[740 Vermont Street.

[Protesting issuance on August 10, 2001, to [Joyce Book, Permit to Alter a Building [(remodel first two stories, adding third story, [demolish existing garage on West side and [replace with new one-car garage).

[APPLICATION NO. 2000/10/05/2384S.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(5) APPEAL NO. V01-059

MORGAN F. BENEDICTO, Appellant

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

[699 Paris Street.

[Denial on March 20, 2001, of Minimum Lot [Size, Rear Yard, and Front Yard Variance [sought to subdivide a previously subdivided [3,150 s.f. corner parcel into two lots with the [new proposed vacant lot equaling [approximately 1,260 s.f., and construct a [new three story, single family dwelling on [the proposed subdivided vacant lot.

[VARIANCE CASE NO. 2000.870V

[PUBLIC TESTIMONY HEARD JUNE 20, 2001 & AUGUST 8, 2001.

[FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

(6)APPEAL NO. 01-116

ZHENG HAI PING, Appellant

vs.

DEPARTMENT OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

[1835 - 47th Avenue.

[Protesting issuance on June 28, 2001, to [Val Khomchenko, Permit to Alter a Building [(legalize bathroom, remove illegal kitchen in [illegal unit and replace it with storage space)

[APPLICATION NO. 2001/06/28/2618)

[PUBLIC HEARING HELD AUGUST 22, [2001.

[FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

(7)APPEAL NO. 01-130

TUDOR HILL TENANTS ASSOCIATION, Appellant

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

[1111-1113 Green Street.

[Protesting determination by the Zoning [Administrator, dated July 24, 2001, [addressed to George Hoffberg, subject [property at 1111-1113 Green Street, that the [proposal under Building Permit Application [No. 2001/03/13/4165 to convert one ["uninhabitable" room, at the lowest floor of [the building, to a new bedroom connected to [the unit above by an interior stairway, and to [replace two existing interior storage room [doors with full height doors, is permitted at [the subject property.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(8)APPEAL NO. 01-134

FRANK S. DUARTE, JR., Appellant

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

[1196 Hampshire Street.

[Protesting issuance on August 13, 2001, to [William Sorenson & James Cline, Permit to [Alter A Building (complete work started [under Building Permit Application Nos. [9912409 and 2000/08/17/8163, correct [estimated cost and comply with Notice of [Violation).

[APPLICATION NO. 2001/08/13/5945.

[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: September 13, 2001