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Board approves small third‑floor addition at 42 Woodland subject to 3‑foot setback and plan corrections

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After debate about planning guidelines and an aging‑in‑place request, the Board of Appeals approved a 60‑square‑foot third‑floor addition at 42 Woodland Avenue with a required 3‑foot setback from the shared property line and a direction to correct plan depictions.

The San Francisco Board of Appeals on March 19 approved a site permit for a 60‑square‑foot third‑floor rear addition at 42 Woodland Avenue but required the permit holder to revise plans to add a 3‑foot setback from the shared property line and to accurately depict adjacent site conditions.

Appellant Mark Sussman, the neighbor, argued the permit reopens an adjudicated compromise reached in the 1980s and said the plans as submitted did not correctly show existing conditions, including the adjacency, elevations and impacts on light and privacy. Planning staff noted…

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