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Board conditions permit for 461–463 Duncan: opaque glass, seven‑foot screen, minimum two bedrooms
Summary
After appeals about aesthetics, privacy and egress, the Board of Appeals approved the site permit for 461–463 Duncan Street with conditions: three rear windows to be opaque glass, a seven‑foot privacy screen at the second‑floor deck, and a minimum of two legal bedrooms in the basement unit.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 19 granted a site permit for work at 461–463 Duncan Street but imposed conditions intended to address neighbors’ privacy concerns and planning‑level expectations.
Appellants raised multiple concerns: preservation of a barrel‑front Mediterranean‑revival facade, loss of light and privacy to adjacent gardens, and the project’s multiple decks and basement excavation. Opponents urged preservation of the distinctive facade and stronger, permanent privacy screening for rear decks. One neighbor asked that a deep first‑floor rear deck be removed; others focused on screening and setbacks.
Counsel for the permit holder and the…
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