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Neighbors appeal DBI sign‑off after contractor relocated stairs; board orders parties to negotiate
Summary
Homeowners at 478 Sixteenth Avenue appealed a DBI permit that retroactively covered relocated exterior stairs at 482 Sixteenth Avenue, citing privacy, security and unpermitted work; the Board continued the matter to permit the parties to attempt a negotiated solution.
Neighbors Edmund Lilly and Mary Parks appealed a building‑permit action that imperialized relocated exterior stairs adjacent to their backyard. The appellants said the stairs had been moved during construction without notification and that the new configuration intrudes on privacy, creates security concerns for a bathroom window and is unsightly. The permit holder’s representative said the work grew out of on‑site construction logistics, that the…
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