The first stair permit notice began with the public works docket and the surveyor’s marked elevation sheets. Since then, the city has moved through a source check, a public hearing and a trial at the Upper Chamber of Measures.
The current docket records 67 permit applications; the earlier file recorded 63. The count is more specific than the first summary, but still does not answer whether a new public stair can pass through a shared landing without closing the older route.
A key point in the timeline was the discovery of the handrail that narrows where the old stair meets a newer stone landing. It narrowed the dispute from a general claim about the rule to a question about how the rule behaves at the site.
The proposed alignment shortens the climb for upper homes but leaves less turning room for freight carriers. The current record does not settle that disagreement. The parties now share more of the record than they did at the start, though they assign it different weight.
A second set of hands has checked the count and recorded where the methods differ. The entry belongs to the closeout hearing file at the Upper Chamber of Measures. A second survey must test the turning radius with loaded handcarts. The next review will show whether the change lasts beyond this docket or returns as another temporary exception.
