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Board upholds permit for 645–647 Valencia after neighbors’ challenge over shadows and tree
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied an appeal to overturn a site permit for a five‑story addition at 645–647 Valencia Street, rejecting a proposal to require a design change that would shift new floors to reduce rear-yard shadowing; appeals raised concerns about a property-line Indian laurel fig tree and neighborhood character.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Aug. 8, 2018 voted to deny an appeal challenging a site permit for renovation and an addition at 645–647 Valencia Street, upholding prior approvals by the Department of Building Inspection and the Planning Department.
Neighborhood appellants argued the project’s massing and lack of setback would create a 50‑foot wall that threatens light, garden space and an Indian laurel fig tree on an adjacent property. Appellant James Goosen Larson said the addition’s…
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