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Board upholds ADU permit at 1526 Masonic after neighbor alleges grade falsification; departments defend survey
Summary
Neighbor appealed a detached ADU permit, alleging the permit drawings falsified existing grade and therefore exceeded the state 16-foot height limit. Permit holders produced a licensed land-surveyor site survey; Planning and DBI said they reviewed the survey and the ministerial ADU met state parameters. The board denied the appeal 5–0.
A neighbor appealed the approval of a detached Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) proposed for the rear yard of 1526 Masonic Avenue, asserting that the permit drawings raised the property’s existing grade by 2–3 feet and thus would push the ADU above the state ADU 16-foot height limit.
Neighbor and architect Neil Schwartz presented comparative drawings and photographs he said show inconsistent elevations between a prior discretionary artist-studio project and the current state-mandated ADU permit documents. He argued the changes amounted to…
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