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Board conditions 218 Union roof-parapet permit: 30‑inch fire‑rated base plus transparent 12‑inch top approved
Summary
The Board of Appeals approved a rooftop parapet permit for 218 Union Street on May 7 but required the parapet be built with a 30‑inch fire‑rated base and a 12‑inch transparent guard above so the owner’s safety needs are met while limiting the visual and light impact on adjacent property‑line windows.
The Board of Appeals on May 7 upheld the Department of Building Inspection’s (DBI) approval of a parapet/firewall at 218 Union Street but required a design change to reduce visual impact on an adjacent neighbor’s property‑line windows.
The permit applicant, property owner John Vetrooba, sought a 42‑inch, one‑hour‑rated parapet along the western property line to protect a permitted roof deck and rooftop garden. DBI Senior Building Inspector Joseph Ospital told the board the California Building Code (CBC) requires a firewall that terminates a minimum of 30 inches above the decking surface to meet fire‑separation requirements (CBC 705.5 and 706) and that guardrails above decks must meet minimum guard heights (typically 42 inches). “A deck structure … must also meet the…
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