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Commission grants discretionary review and requires top‑floor setback at 402/420 Sixth Street

San Francisco Planning Commission · March 12, 2009
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Summary

After neighbors argued the proposed Third‑Floor extension violates block pattern and reduces light for adjacent homes, the commission took discretionary review and required a 9‑foot notch at the top floor and matching of a Third‑Floor light well.

The Planning Commission voted 5–2 to take discretionary review and require modifications to a renovation and addition proposal at 402/420 Sixth Street. Neighbors had filed a discretionary (DR) request asking the commission to pull back a proposed Third‑Floor extension and to add a matching light well on the east side.

Staff initially recommended approval as proposed, noting shadow and radiation studies that showed only minimal new net shading and concluding…

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