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Board Continues Ashbury Street "Monster Home" Appeal, Asks for Top-Floor Setback Options
Summary
The Board continued the appeal over a five-story rear elevation at 1055 Ashbury to May 13 and directed the permit holder to provide drawings showing a rear setback for the top floor to reduce apparent bulk; the continuance passed 4-0.
Neighbors opposing a proposed single-family dwelling at 1055 Ashbury argued the project is oversize for the lot, will overshadow yards and alleys and is characteristic of the "monster-home" development trend the city has recently debated. Appellants presented petitions, photos and sunlight analyses and asked the Board to shrink a previously granted 7-foot rear-yard variance.
The project sponsor and counsel said the design responded to difficult lot topography…
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