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Board upholds Portola Drive permit after neighbors contest roof height and datum errors
Summary
Neighbors protested a revision to a Portola Drive project they say resulted in a higher roof than originally shown; the planning department said revised drawings corrected an earlier datum issue and the planning commission had upheld the revision. The Board of Appeals voted 5— 0 to uphold the permit as conforming to approved plans.
Appeal 13-013 brought by Peter Lynn challenged a revision to a permit for 1325 Portola Drive, arguing the finished roofline is higher than represented in earlier plans and would block afternoon sunlight and be out of character with the neighborhood. Lynn said the original, approved drawings showed a roof just 6 inches taller than the neighboring house, but revised drawings and construction produced what he characterized as a six-foot…
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