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Commission votes to strip proposed garages from Aladdin Terrace remodel after intense neighborhood opposition
Summary
After hours of testimony from neighbors citing the 12'4" alley, loss of shared mid‑block open space and safety concerns, the Planning Commission declined the applicant’s request for garages at 33–35 Aladdin Terrace and approved the residential enlargement without the garage doors.
A deeply contested discretionary review and rear‑yard variance for 33–35 Aladdin Terrace concluded Feb. 1 with the Planning Commission denying the property owners’ request to add street‑facing garages but approving the enlargement and interior reconfiguration after conditions and modifications.
Opposition and rationale: Neighbors and local associations argued the narrow 12'4" alley functions as mid‑block communal open space and that adding garages would increase vehicle maneuvering, noise, pollution and…
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