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BOARD OF APPEALS

CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

REGULAR MEETING - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 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 ITEMS:

ITEM A: Letter from Donna DeMatteo, attorney for Mary Skinner & Sharron Wood, Requestors, asking that the Board take jurisdiction over Building Permit Application No. 2002/01/04/6252. Permit Holder: Will Oswald. Project: remove damaged plaster in various parts of building caused by work covered in BPA No. 2001/09/25/9189; walls and floors to be opened up for inspection by structural engineer; no structural work to be performed.

Date permit issued: January 4, 2002

Last day to appeal: January 19, 2002

Date jurisdiction request received: February 1, 2002

(4) APPEAL NO. 02-013

DIMITRI DESMONS &

VALERIE HANCOCK-DESMONS, Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

Respondent

[50 Alma Street.

[Protesting issuance on January 11, 2002, to [Linda Vann-Adibe, Permit to Alter a Building [(install solar system).

[APPLICATION NO. 2002/01/11/6794.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(5) APPEAL NO. 01-223

ALEX & JUDITH SALDAMANDO,

DOUGLAS BARTLETT, WAI YIP TUNG, MARGARET TANG & MICHAEL GAMBLE,

Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

[720 Arkansas Street.

[Protesting issuance on November 9, 2001, to [Paul Wong, Permit to Erect a Building (four-[story, two-unit building, 29 feet in height, with [446sf of ground floor area).

[APPLICATION NO. 2001/02/28/3163.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(6) APPEAL NO. V01-170

ROSE PARDINI, Appellant(s)

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

[745 Brazil Avenue.

[Appealing denial of Rear Yard Variance (third [floor addition of an existing legal non-[complying dwelling structure located in the [required rear yard)

[VARIANCE CASE NO. 2001.0615V

[PUBLIC HEARING HELD JAN. 16, 2002.

[FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

(7) APPEAL NO. 01-238

ERIK VON MULLER & PETER FRY,

Appellant(s)

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

[4733 - 18th Street.

[Appealing a Determination dated December 13, [2001 that Building Permit Application No(s). [2000/12/20/8359 be suspended, and that all [work already completed but not conforming to [that shown on the plans for Site Permit [Addendum No(s). 9817703/S-1 be removed by [the project sponsor.

[PUBLIC HEARING HELD & CLOSED FEB. 6, [2002.

[FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY.

ITEMS (8A) & (8B) SHALL BE HEARD TOGETHER:

(8A) 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.

(8B) 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.

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

(9A) APPEAL NO. 01-039

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., Permit to Demolish a Building [(office building).

[APPLICATION NO. 9912958.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(9B) 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.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(10) APPEAL NO. 01-222

BRENDAN LALOR, Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

Respondent

PLANNING COMMISSION DISAPPROVAL

§ 14 Principals: SHUI HUNG & SO CHUN LEE

[1117 Judah Street.

[Appealing denial on November 20, 2001, of [Site Permit to Erect a Building (four-story, two-[unit residential building with 1,575sf of ground [floor area).

[APPLICATION NO. 2000/10/16/3112S

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(11) APPEAL NO. 01-224

JUDITH HOYEM, Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

[4038 - 17TH Street.

[Protesting issuance on November 13, 2001, to [Stephen Jones, Permit to Alter a Building [(install eight-foot chain link fence).

[APPLICATION NO. 2001/10/05/0050.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(12) APPEAL NO. 02-001

MAX LIMITED, LLC, Appellant(s)

vs.

ZONING ADMINISTRATOR,

Respondent

[292 Ivy Street, a.k.a. 393-399 Grove Street, & 450 Gough [Street, a.k.a. the "wood building."

[Appealing a determination dated December 18, 2001, [issued to Peer Logic/Critical Path & Max Limited LLC, that [the legal use of the 3rd floor of the wood building, prior to [the Hayes-Gough NCD controls being established in 1987, [was a mix of gallery-related uses including a printmaking [studio and frame shop; that the conversion of the non-[conforming gallery-related uses to business or professional [services use would qualify as a permitted conditional use; [that Peer Logic/Critical Path’s use does not fit within the [business or professional services definition; that Peer [Logic/Critical Path’s activities do not qualify as "business or [professional services" pursuant to Planning Code § [790.108, and that Planning Code §’s 307(a) & 709(d) do [not, in this case, enable him to make an "interpretation" of [the Planning Code that would allow Peer Logic/Critical [Path to occupy the 3rd floor of 292 Ivy Street without [meeting the definition of a use permitted as-of-right or with [conditional use authorization in the Hayes-Gough District, [such as business/professional services.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(13) APPEAL NO. 02-002

PAL SINGH & JOEL HUNT, Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

Respondent

[50 Mason Street.

[Appealing the revocation on December 19, [2001, of Permit to Alter a Building (change of [use from barber shop to apparel store [including new partitions, display platform, [ventilation, and disabled access upgrades).

[APPLICATION NO. 2001/10/18/1182.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(14) APPEAL NO. 02-005

STEPHEN & PATRICIA MURPHY,

Appellant(s)

vs.

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION,

Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

[240 San Fernando Way.

[Protesting issuance on December 21, 2001, to [David Leigh, Permit to Alter a Building [(vertical and side additions).

[APPLICATION NO. 2000/09/25/1401S.

[FOR HEARING TODAY.

(15)SPECIAL ITEMS:

ITEM A: Proposed Board of Appeals Departmental Budget, fiscal year 2002-2003. For public hearing, consideration and adoption.

ITEM B: Proposed ordinance to delete Code requirement that Board of Appeals appoint an Official Court Reporter to attend meetings. § 11 of Part III of the Municipal Code. For public hearing, consideration and adoption 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: Feb. 14, 2002