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Board upholds variance for 645–647 Valencia, citing preservation and housing constraints
Summary
The Board denied a neighborhood appeal of variances allowing additions at 645–647 Valencia (the former Amelia's/Elbow Room), concluding that preservation constraints and the lot’s unusual buildable envelope justified relief for modest new housing.
The Board of Appeals on Nov. 15 denied an appeal of variances for 645–647 Valencia Street, a property with an LGBTQ historic context designation tied to the former Amelia’s/Elbow Room. The owner and project team sought rear‑yard, open‑space and street‑frontage variances to construct a three‑story addition and create seven dwelling units while preserving the historic resource.
Appellant Dino Larsen argued the project would condemn a large ficus tree, reduce mid‑block…
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