City and County of San FranciscoBoard of Appeals

March 14, 2012

Board of Appeals - March 14, 2012

 

BOARD OF APPEALS

CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

MEETING MINUTES - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012

5:00 P.M., CITY HALL, ROOM 416, ONE DR. CARLTON B. GOODLETT PLACE

 

PRESENT: President Michael Garcia, Vice President Chris Hwang, Commissioner Frank Fung, Commissioner Rich Hillis and Commissioner Arcelia Hurtado.

 

Francesca Gessner, Deputy City Attorney, Office of the City Attorney (OCA); Scott Sanchez, Zoning Administrator (ZA); Joseph Duffy, Senior Building Inspector, Department of Building Inspection (DBI); Cynthia Goldstein, Executive Director; Victor Pacheco, Legal Assistant.

 

 

(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.

 

SPEAKERS: None.

 

 

(2)    COMMISSIONER COMMENTS & QUESTIONS

SPEAKERS: Commissioner Hwang announced that she will be absent from the March 21, 2012 meeting.

 

PUBLIC COMMENT: None.

 

(3)    ADOPTION OF MINUTES

Discussion and possible adoption of the February 29, 2012 minutes.

 

ACTION: Upon motion by President Garcia, the Board voted 5-0 to adopt the February 29, 2012 minutes.

 

SPEAKERS:  None.

 

PUBLIC COMMENT: None.

     

(4)  APPEAL NO. 12-004

BETH WEESNER, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

 

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

1753 Beach Street.

Protesting the issuance on Nov. 10, 2011, to Sanford Specter, Permit to Alter a Building (remodel/reconfigure kitchen, bath and laundry; add bath; remove portion of wall at hallway; remove partition at kitchen to dining; reconfigure bedroom closets; new furnace and water heater; new gas fireplace; new exterior stair to new roof deck; new lighting throughout; new windows [in-kind at front; reconfigure at rear and sides]; replace/resize skylight).

APPLICATION NO. 2011/03/18/2376.

JURISDICTION GRANTED JAN. 11, 2012.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

ACTION: Upon motion by President Garcia, the Board voted 5-0 to reschedule the matter to March 21, 2012 at the request of both parties.

 

SPEAKERS: None.

 

PUBLIC COMMENT: None.

 

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

(A)  APPEAL NO. 12-007

ALAN BURRADELL, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

 

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

62 Collingwood Street.

Protesting the issuance on Jan. 20, 2012, to Beth Leber, Permit to Alter a Building (legalize Marvin triple-pane, double-hung, aluminum clad windows that were installed without permit in Nov. 2007; six of the windows face the street; 5 of the windows face the side; replacement was done to decrease street noise and improve energy efficiency).

APPLICATION NO. 2012/01/20/2596.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

 

(B)  APPEAL NO. 12-011

ANDREW PEARCE, Appellant(s)

                        vs.

 

DEPT. OF BUILDING INSPECTION, Respondent

PLANNING DEPT. APPROVAL

62 Collingwood Street.

Protesting the issuance on Jan. 20, 2012, to Beth Leber, Permit to Alter a Building (legalize Marvin triple-pane, double-hung, aluminum clad windows that were installed without permit in Nov. 2007; six of the windows face the street; 5 of the windows face the side; replacement was done to decrease street noise and improve energy efficiency).

APPLICATION NO. 2012/01/20/2596.

FOR HEARING TODAY.

ACTION: Upon motion by Commissioner Fung, the Board voted 3-2 (Commissioners Hillis and Hurtado dissented) to continue both appeals to April 11, 2012 to allow the appellant’s Discretionary Review application to be considered by the Planning Commission.

 

SPEAKERS: Alan Burradell, appellant; Beth Leber, permit holder; Scott Sanchez, ZA.  Appellant Pearce did not appear.

 

PUBLIC COMMENT: None.

 

 

ADJOURNMENT.

There being no further business, President Garcia adjourned the meeting at 6:00 p.m.