San Francisco - For almost a year I believe the HOA nightclub tenant has been in violation of SF Planning Commission 1992 Conditional Use Permit (increase in previous restaurant tenant space), SF Fire Code (maximum capacity of 49), SF Police (noise), ABC (serving liquor after 2:00 am), lease (not a bonded valet service company), HOA House Rules (noise), and HOA Architectural Guidelines (ceiling speakers). The HOA Board won't do anything about enforcing nightclub compliance with city codes or HOA rules and regulations. The nightclub was misrepresented to homeowners by Citiscape Property Manager as "one-of-a-kind exclusive members-only restaurant" in the Summer 2007 Newsletter (only documentation homeowners received). Comments on Yelp.com for Le Club indicate prostitution, drugs, and gambling. When homeowners send e-mails to the HOA Board President, we are told our questions have been referred to the HOA attorney (the personal attorney for a former HOA Board member who found the nightclub tenant, who also owns the Bambuddha Lounge in SF) not Branden Bickel, former (?) HOA attorney. No response to our e-mails from Attorney Kent Mitchell, HOA Board President or Citiscape Property Management. The HOA Board and the Property Manager continue to refer to the HOA tenant as a restaurant, not a nightclub. It's my understanding that the food is frozen. For two months homeowners have been asking for a video camera to be installed on the sidewalk to no avail.
