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Board denies Bernal Heights appeals; upholds four‑lot subdivision and site permits
Summary
Neighbors urged the board to require 12‑foot sidewalks, added setbacks and design changes for a four‑lot Bernal Heights project. The board heard extensive testimony but denied the appeals, finding the site permits were properly issued after Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors review.
On June 21 the San Francisco Board of Appeals denied consolidated appeals challenging site permits for a four‑lot subdivision and construction of four single‑family houses on a steep triangular lot in Bernal Heights.
Neighbor representatives said the project would replace an open block with a wall‑like three‑story development, reduce pedestrian safety by leaving only an eight‑foot sidewalk, and fail to meet recommendations in the Better Streets Plan and Bernal Heights East Slope guidelines. “We’re asking for a yardstick’s worth of space — a…
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