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Commission orders restoration after finding illegal demolition and inconsistent filings at contested Seventeenth Avenue project
Summary
After extensive public testimony and evidence alleging an unpermitted demolition of a three‑story bay and disputed lot‑creation documentation, the Planning Commission voted 5–1 to take discretionary review and ordered restoration of the illegally removed bay and re‑submission of plans consistent with prior conditions; commissioners stressed enforcement and documentation concerns.
The Planning Commission confronted a polarized neighborhood dispute over two proposed houses at 25 and 27 Seventeenth Avenue during an extended discretionary review on July 25.
Neighbors filed discretionary review petitions alleging the sponsor demolished a three‑story bay without permit, submitted inconsistent architectural plans and relied on a certificate‑of‑compliance process to treat the parcel as two buildable lots. Planning staff reviewed the enforcement history, explained DBI and planning notices of violation and appealed enforcement outcomes; staff also reviewed preservation analyses that concluded the…
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