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Board grants appeal on deck/stair permit at 1477 Ninth Avenue, requires planter, guardrail and noncombustible materials
Summary
The Board of Appeals granted an appeal filed by a neighbor of a permit for a deck and stairs at 1477 Ninth Avenue and approved a revised set of plans with conditions: a built‑in planter approximately 3 feet deep along the deck, a minimum 42‑inch guardrail, and noncombustible deck and stair materials.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on May 21 granted an appeal challenging an alteration permit for a rear deck and stairs at a property identified in the hearing as 1477 Ninth Avenue, and issued the permit with specific conditions intended to address privacy, fire and safety concerns.
Appellant Jean Dara told the board the permit holders had ‘‘refused to compromise’’ and that the unpermitted deck and stairs posed privacy and fire‑safety problems that adversely affected light, air and privacy for the neighboring property. Dara asked the board to review the permit application ‘‘not with an eye toward preserving this unlawful structure, but instead in accordance with the design guidelines.’’
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