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Board of Appeals denies neighbor's challenge to vertical addition at 223 Anderson

San Francisco Board of Appeals · November 1, 2023
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Summary

The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied an appeal from a Bernal Heights neighbor who said a one-story vertical addition would block her only north-facing kitchen window and alter neighborhood character. Planning and building staff said the permit complied with design guidelines and code; the Board voted 5-0 to deny the appeal.

The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Nov. 1 denied an appeal from Mary Jane Galviso of 225 Anderson Street challenging a permit for a one-story vertical addition at 223 Anderson Street.

Galviso told the board she would lose the only north-facing kitchen window that provides most of her natural light, saying the proposed work would be "crushing" and would leave her unable "to see the sky." She argued the addition would change the architectural character of the Bernal Heights block and pointed to photos…

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