Wondering how expensive the permits might be to demo, rebuild or remodel a property in San Francisco? Or perhaps how high (or rather low) the financial barriers are to appeal Planning’s approval of a project or file a dreaded Discretionary Review (DR) in an attempt to protect a view or extract a settlement in the name of preservation? Here’s the full fee schedule which will be 2.23% more expensive and effective as of August 31, 2012.
∙ Schedule of San Francisco Planning Department Application Fees [sf-planning.org]
∙ Sue Hestor Seeks To Stop Transit Center Tower Development Short [SocketSite]
∙ A $225,000 America’s Cup Settlement That’s For The Birds [SocketSite]
We need DR/appeal reform. The concept is sound, the structure is flawed and abused.
I’ve looked online but failed to find a matching fee schedule which details the campaign contributions needed to secure BOS approval for a new development. Perhaps a Plugged In reader outraged by how easily one can buy the signatures required to give all voters a chance to weigh in on a development decision can explain the democratic procedure by which I can influence David Chiu’s or Mark Farrell’s measured judgment.