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Board of Appeals denies appeal, upholds permit for 57 Niagara

San Francisco Board of Appeals · January 6, 2021
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The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 5–0 to deny an appeal of a DBI-issued alteration permit for 57 Niagara, after the Planning Department and DBI staff said the plans were properly reviewed and did not show unauthorized roof-raising; the appellant raised fire-safety and light-well concerns.

The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Jan. 6 denied an appeal of a Department of Building Inspection permit for 57 Niagara Avenue, voting 5–0 to uphold the permit.

Steve Valdez, the appellant, told the board the project’s dormers and proposed openings conflict with an existing light well and a neighboring chimney and raised fire-safety concerns, citing Administrative Bulletin 009 and measurements he said show insufficient…

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