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Board upholds 415 Grafton vertical addition after planning and DBI find code compliance; neighbor sought setback or lower peak
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied an appeal challenging a vertical addition at 415 Grafton Avenue. The neighbor said the 31-foot-3-inch peak would halve her morning sunlight and asked for a 3-foot setback or a reduced peak; planning and DBI found the project compliant and the board voted 5–0 to deny the appeal.
Appellant Evelyn Mao told the board she currently receives about 90 minutes of morning sunlight at her property and that the proposed vertical addition at 415 Grafton would reduce that by roughly 43 minutes, substantially altering light and privacy. Mao asked commissioners either to require a 3-foot setback or lower the addition’s peak to 29 feet and to require non-operable, fire-rated property-line windows to protect privacy.
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