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Commission grants variance for 147 Andover after compromise on setback and ridgeline
Summary
Following extensive opposition testimony about unpermitted demolition, inaccurate plans and neighborhood impacts in Bernal Heights, the Planning Commission approved a rear‑yard variance for 147 Andover with conditions to reduce the second‑story encroachment (22‑inch setback), match the front ridge line, and minimize landing/stair projections.
After a lengthy public hearing in which neighbors raised plan inaccuracies, alleged demolition without appropriate permits, and potential impacts on light, privacy and neighborhood character, the Planning Commission granted a rear‑yard variance for 147 Andover Street subject to a negotiated compromise.
Opponents and the discretionary‑review requester argued the project exceeded the scope of prior over‑the‑counter permits, that drawings misrepresented grades…
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