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Planning commission grants minor rear‑addition variance at 2734 Baker Street over neighbor objections
Summary
After extended public testimony about light, privacy and shadowing, the Planning Commission denied discretionary review and granted a limited modification allowing a one‑story rear addition at 2734 Baker Street, concluding the proposed changes did not rise to "exceptional and extraordinary" circumstances requiring denial.
The San Francisco Planning Commission voted Dec. 11 to grant a limited modification allowing a one‑story, 14‑foot‑deep rear addition at 2734 Baker Street, after the commission found the proposal did not meet the threshold for discretionary review.
Glenn Cabrera, Planning Department staff, summarized the project as a modest rear addition that provides habitable space for the lower unit and a roof deck for the upper unit. Staff noted two discretionary-review requests from adjacent neighbors citing potential adverse effects on light, air, and privacy, and reported that two requesters had filed appeals under the…
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