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Planning commission approves Marina addition at 25 Toledo Way despite neighbors' shadow concerns
Summary
The San Francisco Planning Commission on May 27 approved a revised addition at 25 Toledo Way that adds a second unit and a narrow fourth floor after staff findings that the change is consistent with preservation criteria; neighbors urged removal of the fourth floor citing shadow and privacy impacts to rent‑controlled units, but commissioners voted 7‑0 to approve as modified.
The San Francisco Planning Commission approved a modified addition at 25 Toledo Way on May 27, allowing the property owner to add a second residential unit and an upper‑level addition after staff concluded the design is compatible with the streetfront and preservation guidelines.
Neighbors and their counsel told the commission the project would cast significant late‑afternoon shadows on adjacent yards and would set an undesirable precedent for overscaled infill in the Marina. Deborah Holly, speaking for adjacent resident Joe Brand, said the project would shade a housebound neighbor’s west‑facing windows “from about 3 to 5 p.m.” and asked the commission to…
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