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CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
MEETING MINUTES - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2004
5:00 P.M., CITY HALL, ROOM 416, ONE DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE
PRESENT: President Kathleen Harrington, Vice President Hisashi Sugaya, Commissioner Arnold Chin, Commissioner Sabrina Saunders, and Commissioner Randall Knox.
Catharine Barnes, Deputy City Attorney, Office of the City Attorney (DCA OCA); Julian Banales, Planning Department (PD); Laurence Kornfield, Chief Building Inspector, Dept. of Building Inspection (SBI DBI); Robert Feldman, Executive Secretary, and Victor Pacheco, Legal Assistant, for the Board; and Claudine Woeber, Official Court Reporter.
(1) PUBLIC COMMENT:
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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.
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SPEAKERS: None.
(2) COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS & QUESTIONS:
SPEAKERS: None.
(3) ADDENDUM ITEMS:
(3A) JURISDICTION REQUEST TO ALLOW LATE FILING OF APPEAL :
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Subject property at 129 Westwood Drive. Permit issued on June 2, 2004. Last day to appeal was June 17, 2004. Jurisdiction request received on August 17, 2004. Letter from Jeffrey Livingston, requestor(s), asking that the Board take jurisdiction over Building Permit Application No(s). 2004/06/02/5323. Project: on single-family house, add exercise room, family room, laundry room and full bath at basement; relocate existing bathroom fixtures and walls. Permit Holder(s): John Zhou.
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ACTION: Upon motion by President Harrington, the Board voted 4-0-1 (Commissioner Chin absent) to grant jurisdiction & to schedule the appeal for November 10, 2004.
LIST OF PARTIES: Jeffrey Livingston, requestor; Laurence Kornfield, DBI.
PUBLIC COMMENT: (For requestor) Peggy Nakatzu spoke in support of requestor.
(3B) REHEARING REQUEST:
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Appeal No(s). 04-053, Roberts vs. DBI, PDA. Subject property at 116-118 Beulah Street. Letter from Katherine Roberts, appellant(s), requesting rehearing of Appeal No(s). 04-053, decided July 28, 2004. At that time, upon motion by Commissioner Chin, the Board voted 5-0 to uphold the subject permit. Project: on 2-unit residential building: application submittal to City Planning for review of horizontal expansion of garage into a light well; previously issued in-kind under Building Permit Application No(s). 2003/12/10/2000. Permit Holder(s): Eric Deeds et al.
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ACTION: Upon motion by Vice President Sugaya, the Board voted 4-0-1 (Commissioner Chin absent) to deny Request for Rehearing.
LIST OF PARTIES: Howard Herships, agent for appellant; Joma Jones, co-permit holder; Laurence Badiner, Zoning Administrator.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
(4) APPEAL NO. 04-099
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RAYMOND DEACAREZA, Appellant(s)
vs.
TAXI COMMISSION, Respondent
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Appealing the denial on August 9, 2004, of a request for reinstatement of a Driver of Public Passenger Vehicle for Hire Permit.
RESOLUTION NO. 2004-40.
FOR HEARING TODAY.
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ACTION: Upon motion by Vice President Sugaya, the Board voted 4-0-1 (Commissioner Chin absent) to reschedule the hearing to September 22, 2004.
LIST OF PARTIES: Sherry Gendelman, attorney for appellant; Jimi Harris, Taxi Commission.
(5) APPEAL NO. 04-067
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TATYANA PELESHENKO
& NATALYA GOLUBCHIKOV, Appellant(s)
vs.
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent
PLANNING DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
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2335 – 26th Avenue.
Protesting the issuance on June 15, 2004, to Victoria Ayala, Permit to Alter a Building (on single-family house: demolish kitchenette per NOV; restore bedroom).
APPLICATION NO. 2004/06/15/6484.
FOR HEARING TODAY.
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ACTION: None. Appeal withdrawn by the appellants.
(6) APPEAL NO. 04-070
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RUSSIAN HILL
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, Appellant(s)
vs.
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent
PLANNING DEPARTMENT APROVAL
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1170-1180 Green Street.
Protesting the issuance on June 17, 2004, to Jeffrey Horowitz, Permit to Alter a Building (on 6-unit apartment building: expansion of building by addition of partial 3rd floor, renovation of 2nd floor, and conversion of some crawl space to automobile parking).
APPLICATION NO. 9925728S.
FOR HEARING TODAY.
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ACTION: Upon motion by President Harrington, the Board voted 4-0-1 (Commissioner Chin absent) to move the hearing to September 22, 2004 at the request of the parties.
SPEAKERS: None.
(7) APPEAL NO. 04-071
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NANCY LA FORGIA, Appellant(s)
vs.
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent
PLANNING DEPARTMENT APROVAL
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77 Seneca Avenue.
Protesting the issuance on June 22, 2004, to Shi Guo Chen, Permit to Alter a Building (on single-family house: new deck, 25’ X 12’; address NOV No. 200450711).
APPLICATION NO. 2004/06/22/7013.
FOR HEARING TODAY.
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ACTION: Upon motion by President Harrington, the Board voted 4-0-1 (Commissioner Chin absent) to reschedule the hearing to Call of Chair.
LIST OF PARTIES: Nancy LaForgia, appellant; Shi Guo Chen, permit holder, through translation by Amy Yu; LB, ZA; Eugene Chen, agent for permit holder.
PUBLIC COMMENT: None.
(8) APPEAL NO. 04-072
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HUMBERTO & ARACELY AGUILA, Appellant(s)
vs.
DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent
PLANNING DEPARTMENT APROVAL
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1883 – 38th Avenue.
Protesting the issuance on June 18, 2004, to Wai Kit Kwan, Permit to Alter a Building (on single-family house: construct vertical addition consisting of 3 bedrooms and 1 full bath).
APPLICATION NO. 2003/04/08/1712S.
FOR HEARING TODAY.
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ACTION: None. Appeal withdrawn by the appellants.
There being no further business, President Harrington adjourned the meeting at 5:57 p.m.
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Robert H. Feldman, Executive Secretary
Transcripts of these hearings can be obtained from Ms. Claudine Woeber, the Official Court Reporter, 506-0430.
