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Board conditions 355 Oak Park deck permit to meet code; neighbors cited privacy concerns
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals upheld the permit for a second-floor deck at 355 Oak Park Drive but required the deck27s depth be reduced to 9 feet to comply with the San Francisco building code after appellants raised privacy and code-compliance concerns. The vote was 5-0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on a unanimous 5-0 vote approved a revised permit for a second-floor rear deck at 355 Oak Park Drive, conditioning the approval on reducing the deck27s depth from 10 feet to 9 feet to satisfy the city building code.
The contested permit, filed for owner Matt Bailey, proposed a 25-foot-wide deck extending 10 feet from the second floor above living spaces. Appellants Kaye and Vladimir, represented by attorney Laura Strazo, said the raised deck would create “significant privacy impacts” and that the plans did not comply with code and residential design guidelines. Appellant Vladimir Yaposov told the board the deck would give “an unobstructed clear view”…
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