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Board of Appeals upholds deck permit but requires removal or revision for oversized backyard sheds
Summary
The Board of Appeals on Nov. 16 granted an appeal related to 175 South Cliff Drive, approving a revised permit to legalize a deck while requiring revised plans removing or otherwise addressing two oversized rear‑yard sheds; DBI will pursue enforcement and penalties if corrective permits or removals aren’t filed.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Nov. 16 granted an appeal in favor of a homeowner opposing an unlawful backyard structure but conditioned the permit for a new deck on the removal or proper permitting of two oversized sheds.
The case involved 175 South Cliff Drive, where the owner of the subject property obtained an alteration permit for a rear deck and stairs that had been built without permits. The neighbor, the appellant, said the deck and other additions had blocked light and encroached on the shared property line, and he raised particular concern about two large sheds built in the required rear yard.
Planning staff told the board the property sits in an RH‑1D district and that the proposed deck would be pulled back three feet from the side property line to comply with…
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