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Board upholds rear‑yard variance at 2325 Clifford Terrace after contested hearings

San Francisco Board of Appeals · April 10, 2013
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Summary

The Board of Appeals upheld a variance allowing a modest third‑floor encroachment at 2325 Clifford Terrace for a family remodel, finding Planning’s review and lot shape justification persuasive despite neighbors’ concerns about light, privacy and neighborhood character.

On April 10 the San Francisco Board of Appeals upheld a zoning‑administrator decision granting a rear‑yard variance for a remodel at 2325 Clifford Terrace, allowing a modest encroachment at the third floor so the property owners can expand their home.

Neighbor appellants argued the project would substantially increase square footage, harm a mid‑block open space, and reduce light and privacy. Appellant Gary Sokol and several residents emphasized the block’s unique topography and neighborhood character and labeled the requested variance a "self‑created…

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