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Board upholds permit for Moraga Street balcony, requires privacy measure at property line
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld a permit for a repaired balcony at 316 Moraga Street but imposed conditions aimed at protecting a neighbor’s privacy: the structure must match as-built depth and include open railings with a privacy wall or other mitigation at the property line.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on June 13 upheld a permit to alter a rear balcony at 316 Moraga Street while adding conditions intended to reduce an adjacent neighbor’s privacy intrusion. The board voted unanimously 4–0 after hearing extended testimony from neighbors, the permit holder and city staff.
Neighbors David and Ellen Kwok told the board the new balcony allows people to see directly into living‑room and bedroom windows and asked the board to require that the balcony be moved four feet back. The permit holder, physician Jason Burmak, said the work began…
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