BOARD OF APPEALS

CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING - WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19, 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)   ELECTION OF OFFICERS: 

 

Election of President and Vice President to serve for a one-year term.

 

 

 

 

(3)   COMMISSIONER COMMENTS & QUESTIONS: 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)    ADOPTION OF MINUTES: 

 

Discussion and possible adoption of the Jan. 12, 2011 minutes.

 

 

 

 

(5)    ADDENDUM ITEMS: 

 

(5a)    REHEARING REQUEST: 

 

Subject property at 10 Lundys Lane.  Appeal No. 10-101, Soto vs. DBI, decided Nov. 03, 2010.  At that time, the Board voted 3-1-1 to uphold the subject permit on the basis that the construction pre-dates the 1978 Planning Code change, and is a legal non-complying structure.  Permit Holder: Sam Ball.  Project: revision to BPA No. 2010/03/17/8393; cost savings; revise plans to show rear walls demolished and rebuilt in kind; upon exposing structure the walls were found to be unsalvageable; comply with NOV’s; BPA No. 2010/08/27/9763.

 

 

 

 

 

(5b)  APPEAL NO. 10-073

HOUSING CORPS INC., Appellant(s)                     vs.   DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

281 Turk Street. Protesting the issuance on May 24, 2010, to Bay Drugs LLC, Permit to Alter a Building (remodel bath, heating, upgrade electrical, partition walls; replace ceiling tile in grid; all work at commercial unit; vacant locksmith to pharmacy).       APPLICATION NO. 2010/05/21/2975. Public Hearing held and closed on Oct. 6, 2010.  Motion to grant appeal conditioned upon adoption of findings approved on  Oct. 13, 2010. Motion to re-open public hearing and receive additional evidence approved on Dec. 15, 2010.  PUBLIC HEARING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION  AND POSSIBLE ACTION TODAY to re-consider the merits of the appeal and/or to adopt findings in support of the Oct. 13, 2010  motion.  Note: Public Comment limited to new material submitted post-Oct. 6, 2010.

 

 

 

 

(6)  APPEAL NO. 10-121

ST. PAUL’S MARKET, Appellant(s)                     vs.   DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Respondent

1598 Sanchez Street. Appealing a thirty-five (35) - day suspension of a Tobacco Product Sales Establishment Permit, imposed on Oct. 13, 2010.  Reason(s) for suspension: selling tobacco products to minors. DIRECTOR’S CASE NO. FD-10-41. FOR HEARING TODAY.

 

 

 

(7)  APPEAL NO. 10-126

RICHARD RABBITT, Appellant(s)                     vs.   DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS BUREAU OF STREET-USE MAPPING,                                                      Respondent

Golden Gate Avenue (fronting baseball field). Protesting the issuance on Oct. 29, 2010, to University of San Francisco, Minor Sidewalk Encroachment Permit (chain fence and retaining wall encroaching 6 feet onto the sidewalk right of way for a distance of 389 feet). PERMIT NO. 10MSE-0373. FOR HEARING TODAY.

 

 

 

(8)  APPEAL NO. 10-124

OSAMA HADDAD, Appellant(s)                     vs.   MUNICIPAL TRANSPORTATION AGENCY, DIVISION OF TAXIS AND ACCESSIBLE SERVICES, Respondent

Appealing the denial on Oct. 26, 2010, of Ramp Taxicab Medallion. FOR HEARING TODAY.

 

 

 

 

(9)  APPEAL NO. 10-123

MARIO & THERESA MARTINEZ, Appellant(s)                     vs.   DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

7 Lisbon Street. Appealing the imposition of penalty on       Oct. 26, 2010, for construction work done without a permit. APPLICATION NO. 2010/10/26/3786. FOR HEARING TODAY.

 

 

 

(10)  APPEAL NO. 10-097

CROWN FORTUNE PROPERTIES, Appellant(s)                     vs.   ZONING ADMINISTRATOR, Respondent

1400 Grant Avenue aka 468 Green Street. Appealing a Notice of Violation and Penalty dated Aug. 17, 2010, addressed to PGB LLC and Crown Fortune Properties, regarding the business professional service use located at the subject property, in violation of the Planning Code. 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) Appellant’s Reply; 4) Departmental decision, order, permit, determination, resolution, or notice of violation; and 5) 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:  Jan. 14, 2011

 

 

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF APPEALS

 

TANYA PETERSON	PRESIDENT
KENDALL GOH	VICE PRESIDENT
FRANK FUNG	COMMISSIONER
MICHAEL GARCIA	COMMISSIONER
CHRIS HWANG	COMMISSIONER

                 

 

 

 

PROCEDURE AT HEARINGS

 

The order of presentation of an appeal shall be as follows: In the case of appeal of denials, revocations and suspensions the representatives of the department, board, commission or person from whose order the appeal is taken shall speak first and shall be allowed seven minutes for their presentation and three minutes for rebuttal.

 

The appellant whose permit has been denied, revoked or suspended shall be allowed seven minutes for oral argument and three minutes for rebuttal.

 

In the case of protest appeals, the protestor shall speak first and shall be allowed seven minutes to present oral argument and three minutes for rebuttal, and the permit holder shall be allowed seven minutes to present oral argument and three minutes for rebuttal.   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.

 

 

PROHIBITION OF SOUND-PRODUCING ELECTRONIC DEVICES

 

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/.

 

LOBBYING ACTIVITY

 

Individuals and entities that influence or attempt to influence local legislative or administrative action may be required by the San Francisco Lobbyist Ordinance [SF Campaign and Governmental Conduct Code § 2.100] to register and report lobbying activity.  For more information about the Lobbyist Ordinance, please contact the San Francisco Ethics Commission at 30 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 3900, San Francisco, CA 94102; telephone (415) 581-2300; fax (415) 581-2317; web site www.sfgov.org/ethics.

 

 

SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY

 

The Board welcomes suggestions from the public regarding improvement of the efficiency of its operations.  Please direct your comments and suggestions to Board staff, at 415-575-6880 or fax 415-575-6885.  A customer satisfaction survey form is available at the meetings, the Board office, and on the Board’s web site, www.sfgov.org/boa.

 

 

DVD’S OF MEETINGS

 

 

DVD’s of meetings may be obtained from SFGTV, Channels 26 & 78.  Please telephone 415-554-4188 for information.

 

 

 

BOARD OF APPEALS

CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

1650 Mission Street, Room 304

San Francisco, California 94103