February 09, 2011
BOARD OF APPEALS
CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING - WEDNESDAY, FEB. 09, 2011 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) COMMISSIONER COMMENTS & QUESTIONS: (3) ADOPTION OF MINUTES:
Discussion and possible adoption of the Jan. 19, 2011 minutes. (4) ADDENDUM ITEMS:
(4a) JURISDICTION REQUEST: Subject property at 2350 Broadway. Letter from John Sanger, attorney for Adam Rubinson, requestor, asking that the Board take jurisdiction over BPA No. 2010/09/27/1718, which was issued on Nov. 15, 2010. The appeal period ended on Nov. 30, 2010, and the jurisdiction request was received at the Board office on Jan. 12, 2011. Permit Holder: Michael Bykhovsky. Project: complete interior renovation; replace in-kind all exterior street façade windows with new insul units to match; infill east light well at 3rd and 4th floors; excavate basement/crawl for new basement floor at rear; remodel all floors; provide new interior stairs; new skylights at roof. (4b) ADOPTION OF FINDINGS: Subject property at 2139 Taraval Street. Appeal Nos. 10-105/106, Canaan Tutoring Center Service & Chinese Gospel Church vs. DBI, PDA, decided Nov. 17, 2010. At that time, the Board voted 4-0-1 to revoke the subject permit with adoption of findings at a later time. Permit Holder: Greg Schoepp. Project: new medical cannabis dispensary (MCD) in former chiropractor’s office; minor interior alterations; BPA No. 2009/12/03/2572. (5) APPEAL NO. 10-094 GERMAN SINITSYN, Appellant(s) vs. MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY, DIVISION OF TAXIS AND ACCESSIBLE SERVICES, Respondent Appealing the denial on Aug. 16, 2010, of Regular Taxi Medallion. PUBLIC HEARING HELD AND CLOSED ON OCT. 20, 2010. FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION TODAY. Note: matter continued to allow time for parties to submit additional info pursuant to the Board’s comments; additional briefing is allowed. (6) APPEAL NO. 10-135
MAKANNA ASKANDAFI dba “ PEARL MARKET”, Appellant(s) vs. DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Respondent 1201 Divisadero Street. Appealing a forty-five (45) - day suspension of a Tobacco Product Sales Establishment Permit, imposed on Dec. 08, 2010. Reason(s) for suspension: selling tobacco products to minors. DIRECTOR’S CASE NO. FD-10-54. FOR HEARING TODAY.
(6a) CLOSED SESSION (anticipated to last no more than 10 minutes): MAKANNA ASKANDAFI dba “PEARL MARKET” vs. DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH Open Session: Public Comment (on all matters pertaining to the closed session item) - i) Vote on whether to hold closed session pursuant to due process requirements of state and federal law. - ii) Closed Session to review confidential identification card and confidential photographs and evidence pertaining to the undercover minor decoy used in this matter. - Reconvene in Open Session: iii) Vote whether to disclose any or all discussions held in closed session (SF Admin. Code 67.12(a)). iv) No action will be taken during closed session.
(7) APPEAL NO. 10-132 CBS OUTDOOR INC., Appellant(s) vs. DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL 1468 Folsom Street. Protesting the issuance on Nov. 24, 2010, to Bay Community Housing LP, Permit to Alter a Building (removal of 14’ X 23’ general advertising wall sign per DCP NOV). APPLICATION NO. 2010/10/13/2815. FOR HEARING TODAY.
(8) APPEAL NO. 10-136 VIRGINIA RAMOS, Appellant(s) vs. DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL 3175 – 24th Street. Protesting the issuance on Dec. 14, 2009, Permit to Alter a Building (voluntary removal of 6’ X 12’ freestanding advertising sign; property owner consent attached). APPLICATION NO. 2009/11/12/1004. JURISDICTION GRANTED DEC. 08, 2010. FOR HEARING TODAY. ADJOURNMENT.
Note A: Each item on this agenda may include the following documents: 1) Preliminary Statement of Appeal and Appellant’s Brief; 2) Permit Holder's, Respondent’s or Other Parties’ Brief; 3) Departmental decision, order, permit, determination, resolution, or notice of violation; and 4) Correspondence. These items are available for public inspection at the Board's office during normal office hours (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, 1650 Mission Street, Room 304). Note B: If any materials related to an item on this agenda have been distributed to the Board members after distribution of the agenda packet, those materials are available for public inspection at the Board’s office during normal office hours (Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm, 1650 Mission Street, Room 304). Please call 415-575-6880 if you have any questions concerning this agenda. Date posted: Feb. 04, 2011
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS
KENDALL GOH PRESIDENT MICHAEL GARCIA VICE PRESIDENT FRANK FUNG COMMISSIONER CHRIS HWANG COMMISSIONER TANYA PETERSON COMMISSIONER PROCEDURE AT HEARINGS Except when the Presiding Officer finds good cause to order the presentations otherwise, the order of presentation of an appeal shall be as follows: (a) In all cases, the appellant shall speak first and shall be allowed seven minutes to present relevant testimony and evidence. Then the permit holder, representatives of the department, board, commission or person from whose order the appeal is taken, and/or other parties, shall be allowed seven minutes for presentation of relevant testimony and evidence. Three minutes for rebuttal shall be provided to all parties in this same order; (b) In all cases, the Board may request a departmental response at its own discretion. Other persons desiring to speak before the Board on an appeal may speak once for up to three minutes, unless the presiding officer further limits time uniformly.
SPECIAL NOTES In the event that a matter is continued to a specific date by the presiding officer and announced to the parties in the hearing room, no additional mailed notice will be sent. Please call the Board office at 575-6880 for scheduling or other information during regular business hours, or visit our website at www.sfgov.org/boa The complete Rules of the Board are available for review at the Board office, and on our website. Material submitted by the public for Board review prior to a scheduled hearing before the Board, should be addressed to the Board President, and be received at the Board office, 1650 Mission Street, Room 304, no later than 4:00 p.m. two Thursdays prior to the scheduled public hearing. Persons unable to attend the scheduled public hearing may submit written comments regarding a calendared item to the Board office. Comments received before noon on the day of the hearing will be made a part of the official record and will be brought to the attention of the Board at the public hearing. For complete distribution to all Commissioners of the Board, necessary staff and case files, submit an original and ten copies. Please note that names and addresses included in these submittals will become part of the pubic record. Submittals may be made anonymously. Pursuant to Government Code § 65009, if you challenge, in court, the approval of a variance or development permit, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Board of Appeals at, or prior to, the public hearing. Calendared items are sometimes withdrawn or rescheduled the day of hearing, or are taken out of order to accommodate special needs. The Board urges all parties to be present in the hearing room from 5:00 p.m. so that everyone has an opportunity to participate in the relevant public hearing when it is called. The ringing of and use of cell phones, pagers and similar sound-producing electronic devices are prohibited at this meeting. Please be advised that the Chair may order the removal from the meeting room of any person(s) responsible for the ringing or use of a cell phone, pager, or other similar sound-producing electronic devices. ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION American sign language interpreters and/or sound enhancement system will be available upon request by contacting Board staff at 575-6880 at least 48 hours prior to the hearing. Individuals with severe allergies, environmental illness, multiple chemical sensitivity or related disabilities should call the accessibility hotline at 554-8925 to discuss meeting accessibility. In order to assist the City's efforts to accommodate such people, attendees at public meetings are reminded that other attendees may be sensitive to various chemical-based products. Please help the City to accommodate these individuals. The closest accessible BART station is the Civic Center station located at the intersection of Market, Hyde and Grove Streets. Accessible curbside parking has been designated at points along McAllister Street. Accessible MUNI lines serving City Hall are the 42 Downtown Loop, 9 San Bruno and 71 Haight/Noriega and the F line. Accessible MUNI Metro lines are the J, K, L, M, and N. For more information regarding MUNI accessible services, call (415) 923-6142. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS UNDER THE SUNSHINE ORDINANCE Government's duty is to serve the public, reaching its decisions in full view of the public. Commissions, boards, councils and other agencies of the City and County exist to conduct the people's business. This ordinance assures that deliberations are conducted before the people and that City operations are open to the people's review. For more information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code) or to report a violation of the ordinance, contact the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force: by mail to Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, City Hall, Room 244, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, San Francisco, CA 94102-4689; by phone at (415) 554-7724; by fax at (415) 554-7854; or by e-mail at sotf@sfgov.org. Citizens interested in obtaining a free copy of the Sunshine Ordinance may request a copy from the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force Administrator or by printing Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code on the internet at www.sfgov.org/sunshine/.
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