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Board of Appeals continues 695 Rhode Island permit after planning-code change
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Feb. 5 continued an appeal over an alteration permit for 695 Rhode Island St. after the Planning Department identified a planning-code amendment that made the issued permit noncompliant. The continuance gives the permit holder time to pursue revisions or a zoning variance.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Feb. 5 voted 3-0 to continue an appeal of an alteration permit for 695 Rhode Island Street to April 16, giving the permit holder time to respond after a planning-code change rendered the issued permit inconsistent with current rear-yard rules.
Corey Teague, zoning administrator for the Planning Department, told the board that a 2019–20 discretionary review approved the project under the planning code in effect then, but a 2024 amendment changed rear-yard averaging rules. “You can no longer average the 25%,” Teague said, noting the…
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