Board of Appeals, December 17, 2025
Denies Downtown project authorization appeals at 570 Market Street, 3-0
How this board votes
The Board of Appeals approved 31% of 16 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Jose Lopez (1 of 14 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied appeal 25-047 (4-0) upholding an alteration permit for a 195 sq ft third-story horizontal addition at 839 North Pointe Street.
- Jurisdiction
- San Francisco, CA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- December 17, 2025
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, 3-0
Projects in this meeting (2)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsDowntown project authorization appeals
Denied 3-0Rear-yard
Approved 3-0Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Building permit appeal at 839 North Pointe Street
Appeal 25-047 by Paul Ruetti challenging an alteration permit issued to Stephanie Pappas and Robert Lee for a 195.25 sq ft third-level horizontal addition (new bedroom, office, exterior deck) at 839 North Pointe Street, a single-family home in RH-3, 40-X district. Appeal denied 4-0; permit upheld as properly issued.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied appeal 25-047 (4-0) upholding an alteration permit for a 195 sq ft third-story horizontal addition at 839 North Pointe Street.
Key Decisions (4)
Building permit appeal at 839 North Pointe Street
Rear-yard variance appeal at 3929 17th Street
Downtown project authorization appeals at 570 Market Street
Adoption of departmental annual report FY25
Development Activity (3)
839 North Pointe Street residential addition
Residential
3929 17th Street rear exterior stair
Residential
570 Market Street Hotel
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Commercial Demand
Union representatives testified that a new 29-story downtown hotel at…
Infrastructure
The 570 Market hotel has no on-site parking or loading,…
Sentiment
A commissioner flagged that state one-size-fits-all housing legislation and efforts…
Commercial Demand
Chancery Building at 564 Market is occupied by startups on…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 3 board members, 3 staff members, the clerk, an attorney, 3 applicants, 5 applicant's representatives, and 3 members of the public.
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