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Board upholds Planning Department denial of rear-yard variance on Cortland Avenue
Summary
The Board of Appeals rejected an appeal seeking a rear-yard variance for 408–412 Cortland Avenue, finding the applicant did not meet the five required variance findings. The board voted 4–0 to uphold the zoning administrator's denial after testimony from engineers and significant neighborhood opposition.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on a 4–0 vote upheld the Planning Department’s denial of a rear-yard variance for 408–412 Cortland Avenue, rejecting the appellant’s arguments about exceptional topography and hardship.
Appellant Thomas Havel and engineers called by the applicant testified about steep block topography, elevation differentials and prior…
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