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Board upholds variance and denies appeals for 695 Rhode Island Street; permits remain approved
Summary
The Board of Appeals on May 21 denied appeals challenging both a rear‑yard variance and a building permit for 695 Rhode Island Street, finding the zoning administrator’s variance decision and DBI’s permit review supported; both appeals were denied 5–0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on May 21 denied two consolidated appeals challenging (1) a rear‑yard variance approved by the zoning administrator for 695 Rhode Island Street and (2) the building permit for a multi‑story addition at the same address. The board voted 5–0 to uphold the zoning administrator’s variance decision and, separately, to deny the building‑permit appeal.
Appellant Dan Feldman, who represents neighbors including family members who live next to an open mid‑block area, argued the project would effectively remove or merge an existing dwelling unit in a way that required discretionary planning commission review. Feldman's counsel, Brett Gladstone, said earlier plans and permit records showed the lower level had the characteristics of…
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