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Planning Commission restricts garage expansion and refers rear‑yard variance for contested Seacliff project at 2825 Lake Street
Summary
After hours of public testimony, the commission limited a proposed Seacliff remodel at 2825 Lake Street by prohibiting vertical expansion over the garage and leaving rear‑yard variance requests (southerly extension and other rear encroachments) to the zoning administrator to review; commissioners stressed neighborhood character, light and privacy concerns and requested design refinements if the third‑floor addition remains.
The Planning Commission on June 19 took a split approach to a highly contested discretionary review and variance request for 2825 Lake Street in Seacliff. Neighbors said the sponsor’s plan would add a third‑floor vertical addition, expand rear walls and add a second story over a garage in ways that would harm the block’s established two‑story character and materially reduce light, privacy and views.
Glenn Cabarrus of the Planning Department outlined project revisions, including a reduced third floor, new side setbacks and a notched massing. Opponents — including…
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