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Appeal over third‑floor addition at 611 Buena Vista West falls short of override; permit upheld by default
Summary
Neighbors challenged a planned third‑floor addition at 611 Buena Vista West, arguing a 2002 site‑plan error and prior neighborhood agreements; the board voted 3–2 to grant the appeal with further setbacks, but the City Charter requires 4 of 5 votes to overturn DBI actions, so the permit stands as issued.
Neighbors and an appellant attorney pressed the Board of Appeals on May 15 over a proposed third‑floor vertical addition at 611 Buena Vista West, arguing the Planning Commission had employed an incorrect site plan a decade earlier and that the proposed addition would harm views, privacy and light.
Matt Leffers, who lives at 601 Buena Vista West, and his attorney said a new survey showed adjacent buildings sit differently than…
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