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Board of Appeals upholds 1050 Valencia permit, keeps density but orders fifth‑floor setback and neighborhood‑serving ground floor
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Feb. 26 upheld the permit for a proposed building at 1050 Valencia Street but revised findings to keep the Planning Commission’s authorized density, require a 10–12 ft setback on the fifth floor and limit ground‑floor uses to neighborhood‑serving businesses; the motion passed 4–0.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Feb. 26 upheld a previously issued permit for a proposed 5‑story building at 1050 Valencia Street, but adopted revised findings that keep the Planning Commission’s authorized density while adding design and use limits to lessen neighborhood impacts.
The board voted 4–0 to uphold the permit with three key modifications: require ground‑floor commercial space to be “neighborhood‑serving” as defined in the San Francisco Planning Code, maintain the original entitlement as to density, and impose a 10– to 12‑foot setback on the front and rear of the fifth floor depending on the final architectural solution.
The changes came after lengthy argument over whether the state Housing Accountability…
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