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Neighbors lose challenge to 247840 Third Ave. vertical addition after planning commission review

San Francisco Planning Commission · December 1, 2011
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Summary

Commissioners reviewed discretionary review requests from adjacent neighbors opposed to a three‑story addition at 247840 Third Avenue, heard competing testimony on privacy, views and multigenerational housing needs, and voted to approve the sponsor’s design with a 5–1 vote to not take discretionary review.

The Planning Commission considered a discretionary review for a proposed addition at 247840 Third Avenue, hearing neighborhood opposition and testimony from the project sponsor before voting to decline the discretionary review and approve the project as proposed.

Neighbors argued the vertical three‑story addition would create a 31½‑foot blank wall visible from adjacent yards, reduce daylight and privacy, and harm neighborhood character. Two…

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