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Board upholds most permits for 68 Presidio but continues roof‑deck appeal to review egress and property‑line issues

San Francisco Board of Appeals · October 9, 2013
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The board upheld two consolidated permits for 68 Presidio Avenue but continued a contested roof‑deck permit after neighbors argued the proposed expanded deck requires a second means of egress that would rely on a path that straddles an adjacent property and lacks a recorded easement.

Neighbors Steve Greenwald and Shelly Alpert appealed multiple permits for 68 Presidio Avenue, alleging serial permitting, prior unpermitted excavation and, most importantly, that the enlarged rooftop deck (from roughly 300 sq. ft. to over 1,000 sq. ft. in permits) lacks a code‑compliant second means of egress without crossing adjacent property lines. Fire‑safety reviewers (retired SFFD plan reviewers and fire‑protection consultants) said a rooftop deck of that size…

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