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Board upholds neighborhood concerns, conditions permit at 46120 Seventh Street
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals granted appeal 16‑153 by neighbors and conditioned the permit for 46120 Seventh Street: the board required removal of roof hatch/cap and roof access, a recorded notice prohibiting future rooftop stairs, and relocation of mechanical equipment to the rear yard to reduce massing and potential noise impacts.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals granted an appeal by neighbors of a building permit for 46120 Seventh Street (appeal 16‑153), imposing conditions intended to reduce rooftop massing and the risk of ongoing noise and privacy impacts.
Appellant Lisa Spiegel told the board the Planning Commission’s 2014 discretionary review had explicitly limited the project’s height and mass and prohibited a roof deck; she said the current permit legalizes rooftop mechanical units and a 4‑foot screening wall that, in her view, reintroduce the removed mass and place noisy equipment adjacent to neighbors’ bedroom windows. "The placement of the equipment is extraordinary and exceptional, close to the neighbors," Spiegel said, and…
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