Board of Appeals, October 14, 2026
Votes on Appeal 26-047: UDU removal notice of violation at 678 Vermont Street, 3-0
How this board votes
The Board of Appeals approved 45% of 22 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Jose Lopez (1 of 23 recorded votes).
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The San Francisco Board of Appeals, with only three of five members present, continued Appeal No. 26-047 (Jason and Leanne O'Connor v. Zoning Administrator, 678 Vermont Street) to October 28, 2026 after a motion by Commissioner Lopez to grant the appeal and overturn a notice of v…
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Date
- October 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 3-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 2
Appeal 26-039: significant tree removal denial at 4227 26th Street
Appeal by Nina Saltman of the Public Works/BUF order denying removal of one significant tree, a 35-foot Mexican fan palm on private property within 10 feet of the right-of-way. BUF declined to have an engineer evaluate the retaining wall, citing liability.
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Meeting Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals, with only three of five members present, continued Appeal No. 26-047 (Jason and Leanne O'Connor v. Zoning Administrator, 678 Vermont Street) to October 28, 2026 after a motion by Commissioner Lopez to grant the appeal and overturn a notice of v…
Key Decisions (2)
Appeal 26-039: significant tree removal denial at 4227 26th Street
Appeal 26-047: UDU removal notice of violation at 678 Vermont Street
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
San Francisco enforces unit-removal rules on unauthorized dwelling units (UDUs)…
Other
Board members criticized the UDU affidavit and screening process as…
Other
Planning now requires site inspections for any application to remove…
Who Spoke (18)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 2 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, 3 applicants, the applicant's representative, and 3 members of the public.
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