i think the first appeal we had to the board of appeals was that hearing it. it was what a great public comment and the board of appeals did vote to uphold this project. it had been subject to an appeal. other items of note -- it was the last hearing for commissioner hillis who served on the board of appeals. the board of appeals will miss him and wish him the best. it is the board's loss, but the commission postgame. >> commissioners, we can move forward on your calendar. there is an informational presentation on the downtown plan monitoring report for 2011. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i'm with the city wide group and planning department. i am going to run through a short summary of the results of the downtown plan monitoring report which you have in your packet and point out there is a more detailed summary in the cover letter and a new information graphically developed in the first couple of pages of the report. this report covers changes during 2011 in key land use and transportation topics as required by the administrative code. the annual changes id

president hwang: having reviewed the testimony, the board of appeals -- denies the appeal. protesting the issuance of a coastal zone permit to the recreation and park to provide for the renovation of the beach chalet facility for the following reasons. the board has had available for review and consideration the environmental impact report and/or -- all correspondence and documents related to the review for the renovation of the athletic field, the project. this is available for public inspection at the border appeals office at 1615 mission street and is made part of the record by this reference herein. the board based on substantial evidence in light of the record including information presented at this hearing finds there have been no project changes or changes in project circumstances and no new intimation of substantial importance that would change the conclusions of the planning department's california environmental act quality determination. this board finds the project is consistent with requirements and objectives of the san francisco local coastal program for the re

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this is a belief the first appeal of a local coastal permit to this board of appeals. the local coast of permitting process is embodied in code section 330 which was added in 1985. it has not been since amended. the subject property is the beach shelle athletic field which is on the western edge of golden gate park. this is located within the coastal zone, with and also a p for public district and this began several years ago with development of the idea of the concept here. the application for the coastal permit was filed on april 4, 2012 and the project description included replacing the existing grass turf woodson ted -- synthetic turf and installing field lighting, renovating the restroom, installing benching and seating, and spectator amenities to improve the overall conditions of the facility and increase the amount of athletic play time. this is 20 10.0 -- 2010.0. this is the embodiment of the local plan and the planning commission in reviewing this considers this on balance and on balance is something you have heard several times. we have to look on balance at

i thank the board of appeals. we need to challenge the board to do better. they will not do so on their own. finally, they made this argument last time around when they lost an appeal and when we won the appeal previously. they correctly ruled they did not have the rights because they had never been issued a correct permit, so their vested rights would not apply. >> before we proceed, i want to announce commissioner lazarus has had the opportunity to review the papers we give you. >> commissioners, thank you for this opportunity. my name is in a talk shop ernst, and i and utility counsel region -- my name is natasha ernst, and i am the utility counsel. i want to flesh out some more evidence of planning department looks out, because it is their decision that discusses the capabilities standard. gooi did not realize the dpw was not going to be there. we ask what the other locations where we could locate. this was the location that is the best right here, and as you can see, there is no screening. there is no trees or any other type of solids that would screen i

the action is strictly a body that can hear appeals of dbi decisions. it is a bit like the boardning commission. it is not -- wbic kazis a littlt different in terms of thecrt but dbi, the department to work with, it is sortñr of the decisn maker in terms of appeals. appeals from aggrieved parties to think the way the department ñris applying the rules is inappropriate. so,bkxthñ7]d i not know if it me to work with them collectively as a body in terms of some of these issuesc(u -- x6w>> let me be clear commissioner walker:ñr let me be clear about how we created this access appeals commission. i do feel they have very particular knowledge about the issue. they would be very helpful. so, if we may be need to expand its -- if we set forward that criteria, i needçó job, --ñr thr knjjob, per se,çqg can we expan? >> i cannu÷ look into that. d8wi believe at a minimum it has been set out legislatively with various requirements to the administrative code. that may need to be amended and there is a charter requirement as well. commissionerñr walker:h%ñ ok. thank you. >> quickly, about the b

-- director goldstein: ok, we are resuming the august 22, 2012, meeting of the san francisco board of appeals, and we have item number four, a rehearing requests, where the board voted 4-1, with commissioner garcia dissenting, to grant the appeal and revoke the findings for a later time. the board voted with president s -- hwang absent. the permit number is 11wr-0002. we will start with the requester. ms. earnst, you have three minutes. >> i am government and utility counsel. thank you for this opportunity to request a rehearing in consideration of the permit. the relocation, the decision was not in compliance with state and local law and will expose the city to on necessary legal liability as crown goes the next step to protect our rights. we have the right to deploy in the public right of way. cities may have reasonable control over the public right of way but only to the extent that they treat all entities equally. on this street, there are numerous utility attachments that are on the street, and so the minimum definition of reasonable is that everybody be treated equally, and by having ou

welcome to the san francisco board of appeals. the presiding officer is chris fung. commissioner emma lazarus is with us. one seat on the board is currently vacant, and the board may hold a meeting when there is a vacancy. the board may overrule the action of the department by a vote of three members. good four votes are not required. robert bryant will provide the board with any legal advice this evening. i am the board's executive director. we are joined by representatives from some of the city departments that have cases before the board to night. scott sanchez is representing the planning department and planning commission. if you could please go over the meeting guidelines and conduct the swearing in process. but the board requests you turn off on phones and pagers. please carry on conversations in the hallway. good rules are as follows. appellants and department representatives each have seven minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rebuttals. people must conclude within 7 minutes or three minutes. members of the public not affiliated with the party

and we look forward to four more years of having you on the board of appeals. we give additional time to review the case, and it is up to the board. thank you. >> thank you, and now we will take public comment. >> good evening. i agree with this continuance to sometime in september. good thank you so much greater >> you said sometime in september. goois there an agreed upon date? >> i believe it will be september 19 is that time is available. arts both odrugs both of those n december -- in september, i believe the calendar is full. praxair believes october 10 would be an acceptable. >> i think that would be a lot better for the board. good >> is that the acceptable -- >> is that acceptable? >> october 10. >> is everyone seems to be an agreement, i would move to continue on october 10 based on the parties diussion of resolving the matter so maybe we will not have to hear it. >> or if there is a resolution and anything is requested of this board with respect to the permit process, you should be fully ready to grieve about or submit that -- to brief that or submit

this is a meeting of the abatement appeals board.to remind everyone to turn up their electronic devices. the first item on the agenda is roll call. [roll call] we have a quorum. the next item is item b, the oath. will all parties giving testimony today please raise your best and -- raise your right hand. you may be seated. each appellant and staff has seven minutes to present their report and then there is public comments. each side is allowed three minutes for rebuttal. the next item is item c approval of minutes. is there a motion? second? all in favor? >> aye. >>

this is a meeting of the abatement appeals board. i want to remind everyone to turn up their electronic devices. the first item on the agenda is roll call. [roll call] we have a quorum. the next item is item b, the oath. will all parties giving testimony today please raise your best and -- raise your right hand. you may be seated. each appellant and staff has seven minutes to present their report and then there is public comments. each side is allowed three minutes for rebuttal. the next item is item c approval of minutes. is there a motion? second? all in favor? >> aye. >> is there any public comment on the minutes? the minutes are approved. >> please note reverend mcrae has just joined us. >> the next item is item d, continued appeals, orders of abatement. case no. 6752, 1743 12th avenue. owner of record and appellant alla dubrovsky. attorney for the owner, heather wolnick. action requested by appellate: to reverse the order of abatement. >> good morning. i am the attorney for the owner of the property. i am here to ask for a conti

thre director goldstein: ok, we are resuming the august 22, 2012, meeting of the san francisco board of appeals, and we have item number four, a rehearing requests, where the board voted 4-1, with commissioner garcia dissenting, to grant the appeal and revoke the findings for a later time. the board voted with president s -- hwang absent. the permit number is 11wr-0002. we will start with the requester.

this item is for general public comment for any items not listed on the abatement appeals board agenda. seeing none, item g, adjournment. is there a motion to adjourn? second? public comment? we are all in favor to adjourn. in the opposed? we are now adjourned at 9:52 a.m. >> everyone take your seats please. but morning. today is wednesday, july 18, 2012. this is a meeting of the building inspection commission. i would like to remind everyone to please turn off all electronic devices. the first item on the agenda is roll-ca call. [calling roll] we have a quorum. the next item is president's announcement. >> good morning, everybody. thank you for coming here. i have a few announcements, and i will make them quick. there was a joint news conference on july 9, which supervisor cohen had to announce 8000 code enforcement's with properties in bayview. i attended that along with deputy director sweeney. it was quite successful, and i think it is something you will see a lot more of in the future. there was great customer, and from people affected by this, and it was great to hear the human s