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Neighbors press for privacy protections as commission approves rear-deck project with conditions
Summary
The commission voted 4–2 to approve a discretionary review at 472 Connecticut, amid neighbors’ privacy concerns about a change from a depicted solid railing to glass railings; staff will continue to work with the sponsor on railing materials and bird-safety guidance.
San Francisco — The Planning Commission approved on June 2 an abbreviated discretionary review for a rear addition and deck at 472 Connecticut Street after neighbors raised concerns that permit drawings showed a transparent glass railing where earlier variance drawings depicted a solid railing.
Tom Bonelli, whose family home borders the project, told the commission the house has been in his family since the 1920s and that earlier variance drawings he received showed a solid railing that would preserve his privacy. He said later permit drawings showed glass railings and that he…
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