San Francisco Board of Appeals continues Funston Avenue variance appeal after commissioners voice scale and rear‑yard concerns

The San Francisco Board of Appeals continued an appeal over variances granted for a proposed four‑story single‑family home at 1222 Funston Avenue, directing the zoning administrator to re‑examine the rear‑yard finding and the project’s encroachment calculations.

Appellant Rose (Ms.) Feng told the board the variance decision is invalid because the variance holder’s materials appear to depict the front property line at the sidewalk, not the interior fence line, and said the proposed house would reduce light and open space for a cottage she and her parents occupy at 1218 Funston Avenue. “He is not honest,” Feng said of the project representative in an email exchange she described to the board.

Project architect Toby Morris said the application began in 2018, that the planning commission and the zoning administrator reviewed revised plans and found the property qualifies for front‑setback and rear‑yard variances. Morris said the owners reduced height and shifted the building…