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Commission approves roof‑deck conversion over rear garage at 2709 Larkin with bird‑safe railing requirement

San Francisco Planning Commission · March 17, 2011
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Summary

After heated testimony from an adjacent owner about privacy and sequential permitting, the Planning Commission approved discretionary review for an occupied roof deck above a rear‑yard garage at 2709 Larkin, subject to a bird‑safe or open railing design and staff review.

The Planning Commission narrowly approved discretionary review and allowed a project to convert and extend an existing roof surface atop a noncompliant rear‑yard garage at 2709 Larkin Street, subject to conditions requiring the façade/railing design be adjusted to reduce bird collisions and address privacy concerns.

Neighbors argued the proposal violated the spirit of prior variances and…

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