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Board orders changes to deck and stairs at 1477 Ninth Avenue, grants homeowner appeal with conditions
Summary
The Board of Appeals granted an appeal concerning an alteration permit at 1477 Ninth Avenue, requiring revised plans that include a built‑in planter and safety rail and specifying noncombustible materials for the deck and stairs.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Wednesday granted an appeal over a permit to legalize an unpermitted rear addition at 1477 Ninth Avenue but issued the permit subject to specific modifications to address privacy, fire safety and code compliance concerns.
The appeal, filed by a neighbor of the permit holder Michael Edelstein, challenged a 68‑square‑foot rear addition and associated deck and stairs. The board found that parties had not fully worked through a mutually acceptable solution ahead of the hearing but that the most expeditious remedy was to grant the appeal while issuing the permit with conditions to bring the work into conformance.
Conditions ordered by the board (as part of the motion that passed…
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