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Board upholds rear‑yard variance for 276 Ripley over neighbor objections
Summary
The Board of Appeals denied an appeal on Aug. 9, 2017, upholding a zoning administrator’s granted rear‑yard variance for a new single‑family dwelling at 276 Ripley Street, finding the zoning administrator properly made the required variance findings; vote 5–0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Aug. 9, 2017, denied an appeal and upheld a rear‑yard variance that allows a new three‑story single‑family dwelling at 276 Ripley Street to encroach 14 feet into the required rear yard.
Appellant Lourdes Portillo and her counsel Sue Hester argued the variance record lacked sufficient photographic and survey evidence about impacts to uphill adjacent properties and the mid‑block open space, raising concerns about tree removal, slope stability and loss of privacy. Portillo and…
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