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Timestamp: 2013-05-25 23:38:02
Document Index: 309759177

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 4', '§ 103', '§ 103', 'APPLICATION NO. 2004', '§ 204', 'APPLICATION NO. 2004', '§ 611', '§ 604', '§ 249', 'APPLICATION NO. 2003']

AGENDA FOR REGULAR MEETING - WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 2004
(3) ADDENDUM ITEMS: (3A) REHEARING REQUEST: Appeal No(s). 03-194, Tehlirian vs. DBI, PCD. Subject property at 572 San Jose Avenue. Letter Ara Tehlirian, co-appellant, requesting rehearing of Appeal No(s). 03-194, decided March 3, 2004. At that time, upon motion by President Harrington, the Board voted 3-2 (Commissioners Shoemaker & Sugaya dissented) to overrule the denial and grant the permit with conditions as presented by the appellant. Four votes being required to overrule a departmental action, the denial of the subject permit was upheld. Project: on two-unit building, horizontal and vertical addition, 335sf on ground floor, 368sf on 2nd floor, and 1038sf on 3rd floor; electrical, plumbing, and mechanical under separate permit. DR Requestor(s): Jose Morales. Note: The public hearing on this rehearing request was held and closed on March 31, 2004.
(3B) JURISDICTION REQUEST TO ALLOW LATE FILING OF APPEAL : Subject property at 15 Balceta Avenue. Electrical permit issued on March 19, 2004. Last day to appeal was April 5, 2004. Jurisdiction request received on June 16, 2004. Letter from Dominique Fracchia, requestor(s), asking that the Board take jurisdiction over Electrical Permit No(s). E20040319608 for the purpose of filing a penalty appeal.
(3C) REHEARING REQUEST: Appeal No(s). 04-030, Lau vs. DBI, PDD. Subject property at 714 – 22nd Street. Letter from Elena Koustas, agent for appellant Marvin Lau, requesting rehearing of Appeal No(s). 04-030, decided June 9, 2004. At that time, upon motion by President Harrington, the Board voted 3-1-1 (Commissioner Sugaya dissented, Commissioner Saunders absent) to overrule the denial by the Planning Department and to grant the subject permit. Four votes being required to overturn a departmental action under the City Charter § 4.106(d), the denial of the subject permit was upheld. (3D) REHEARING REQUEST: Appeal No(s). 03-197, All City Construction Co. vs. DBI. Subject property at 641 – 27th Avenue. Letter from Joel Yodowitz, attorney for All City Construction Co., appellant(s), requesting rehearing of Appeal No(s). 03-197, decided May 12, 2004. At that time, upon motion by Commissioner Chin, the Board voted 2-3 to overrule DBI’s notice of decision with a finding that a demolition took place which exceeded the scope of the permit, but which did not constitute an unlawful demolition, with additional findings as stated into the record by Commissioner Chin. Four votes being required to overturn a departmental action, the motion failed, and the decision by DBI was upheld. Departmental Action: Notice of Decision by Frank Chiu, Director of the Dept. of Building Inspection, dated Dec. 3, 2003, that an unlawful residential demolition has taken place at the subject property under Building Code §§ 103.3, 103.3.1 & 103.3.2, that BPA No. 2002/09/09/5995 is hereby revoked, and that a 5 year moratorium on the issuance of building permits is hereby imposed pursuant to Building Code § 103.3.1.
(3E) JURISDICTION REQUEST TO ALLOW LATE FILING OF APPEAL: 143-145 Pfeiffer Street. Permit issued on March 18, 2004. Last day to appeal was April 2, 2004. Jurisdiction request received May 5, 2004. Letter from Felix & Carol Arts, requestor(s), asking that the Board take jurisdiction over Building Permit Application No(s). 2004/03/18/9082. Project: on 2-unit building, interior tenant improvements to include remodel of kitchen/bath; electrical/plumbing under separate permit. Permit Holder(s): Shaun Weston.
(4) CONSENT ITEMS (DBI PENALTY): With the consent of the Dept. of Building Inspection, the Board will proceed to a vote without testimony to reduce the penalty (investigation fee) to two times the regular fee as provided for in the Building Code. Without consent the Board will take testimony and then decide the appeal.
(4A) APPEAL NO. 04-048
LYDIA YAFFE, Appellant(s)
337 Parnassus Avenue.
Appeal for refund of penalty imposed on May 28, 2004, for work done without a permit (on single family house: dormer windows per plan; comply with NOV dated March 30, 2004).
APPLICATION NO. 2004/05/13/3749.
(5) APPEAL NO. V03-209
& ANN FERREIRA, Appellant(s)
1120-1122 Vallejo Street.
Protesting the granting on Dec. 23, 2003, to Susan Lee, Jennifer Cherk & Jay Capela, Rear Yard Variance (on 2-family building: construction of an enclosed pavilion on the roof of the existing 3-story building and the enclosure of two areas at the rear of the building that are currently unenclosed).
VARIANCE CASE NO. 2003.0476DV.
Note: On March 24, 2004, the Board voted 5-0 to uphold the variance with the following condition(s): a) that the north portion of the roof be sloped to allow for more sunlight into the adjacent backyard; and b) that the front (south) elevation be redesigned to reflect the solid to void ratio of buildings of a similar nature. On May 12, 2004, the Board voted 4-1 to grant the rehearing request by the appellants and to set the rehearing for June 30, 2004.
(6) APPEAL NO. 04-036
LYNNE WINSLOW, Appellant(s)
746 Hayes Street.
Appealing a determination dated April 16, 2004, addressed to Brett Gladstone, that the charitable fundraising business at the subject property is prohibited under Planning Code § 204.1 (a) through (h) for the following reason(s): charitable fundraising is not an occupation that has been traditionally practiced out of one’s residence; the current business occupies more than ¼ of the total floor area of the dwelling unit; and because the current business employs persons not living in the unit. FOR HEARING TODAY.
(7) APPEAL NO. 04-045
THOMAS WILLIAMS, Appellant(s)
2749 Pierce Street.
Protesting the issuance on May 5, 2004, to Wendell Laidley, Permit to Alter a Building (on single-family house: construction of a new roof deck with exterior spiral stair). APPLICATION NO. 2004/02/13/6344.
(8) APPEAL NO. 04-047
SFLW PARTNERSHIP, Appellant(s)
205 – 13th Street / 1717 Mission Street.
Appealing a determination dated May 5, 2004, addressed to Patrice Fambrini at Jaidin Consulting, that the general advertising sign at the SE corner of the subject property is a legal non-conforming use, that the request to move the sign to another location on the subject property in response to the freeway replacement project does not constitute relocation of the sign “to another site” under Planning Code § 611 and thus does not require Conditional Use (CU) approval, and finally, that the relocation of the sign must comply with Planning Code § 604, and as such, it cannot result in a decrease in compliance with any provision of the Planning Code, including the provision prohibiting visibility by travelers on a freeway.
(9) APPEAL NO. 04-049
dba “CHARLES TOWING & MECHANICS”, Appellant(s)
1251 Thomas Avenue.
Appealing a Police Permit Zoning Referral (P51 Tow Car Firm) dated May 13, 2004, addressed to Juan Yanes, that the proposed use, tow car operator, requires Conditional Use Authorization (CU) in the Restricted Light Industrial (RLI) zoning district per Planning Code § 249.15(b)(2), and that such a use must be conducted within an area completely enclosed by a wall or concealing fence not less than 6 feet high.
(10) APPEAL NO. 04-050
MARK MIRAVALLE, Appellant(s)
1021 Francisco Street.
Appealing the denial on May 28, 2004, of a Permit to Alter a Building (convert 2 residential units to single family unit; dwelling merger).
APPLICATION NO. 2003/05/30/5840.
Note: Each item on this agenda may include the following documents: 1) Appellant's Preliminary Statement of Appeal and Brief; 2) Respondent’s or Permit holder's Response Brief; 3) Appellant’s Reply; 4) Department decision, order, permit, determination, resolution, or Notice of Violation; and 5) Correspondence.
These items are available for review at the Board's office, 1660 Mission Street, Room 3036, front counter. Please call 575-6880 if you have any questions concerning this agenda. Date posted: July 15th, 2004