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Board of Appeals continues Yi elevator variance to Oct. 25 after easement dispute
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals continued an appeal by Edward and Victoria Yi of a denied front‑yard variance for 95 Saint Germain Avenue to Oct. 25, 2017, after planning staff said the revised design addressed scale and ADA access but neighbors raised outstanding private‑easement and privacy concerns. The continuance gives parties time to negotiate and, if they reach agreement, to submit draft findings and accurate plans.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on July 19 continued the appeal by Edward and Victoria Yi of a Planning Department denial of a front‑yard variance to Oct. 25, 2017, allowing the parties more time to resolve a private easement dispute that would affect access to a proposed elevator.
The appeal concerns a proposed modification at 95 Saint Germain Avenue that would increase the height of a garage to about 17 feet, reduce the front setback from 15 feet 6 inches to 10 feet 10 inches and add a small balcony and an interior elevator and car lift as a disability accommodation. Appellant counsel Ryan Patterson said the elevator is necessary to accommodate homeowner Victoria Yee’s long‑term chronic condition and supplied a doctor’s letter and a disabled placard in the board…
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