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Board revokes permit for controversial Crestline Drive infill project, citing Vista Francisco open‑space concerns
Summary
After extensive public testimony and Planning Department objections, the Board of Appeals voted 4–1 to revoke the site permit for a proposed 5‑story, 4‑unit building at 70 Crestline Drive, finding the project risks setting an unwelcome precedent for development of designed green spaces within the Vista Francisco subdivision.
San Francisco — The Board of Appeals voted 4–1 on July 17 to revoke a building permit for a narrow, wedge‑shaped infill parcel at 70 Crestline Drive after residents and Planning staff argued the lot is part of a series of planned green spaces in the Vista Francisco subdivision.
Donald Bateman, co‑chair of the Twin Peaks East Side Neighborhood Alliance, told the board the empty triangular parcels were intentionally designed as 14 integrated open spaces when the original subdivision was approved in the 1960s and said the proposed 5‑story building would compress a public stairway and “severely restrict light and air” to adjacent units. Bateman asked the board…
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