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Appeal of front‑yard variance at 1966 Great Highway falls short; variance stands
Summary
Neighbors argued a new four‑story two‑unit building at 1966 Great Highway would overbuild a narrow lot and misapply front‑setback calculations; the board considered the arguments but did not obtain the four votes required to overturn the zoning administrator, so the variance remains in place.
Neighbors of 1966 Great Highway pressed the San Francisco Board of Appeals on Dec. 8 to rescind a front‑yard variance they say was incorrectly calculated and will leave a tall two‑unit structure looming in front of an architecturally significant home.
Appellant Theresa Folks and neighbor Wayne Allen said the zoning administrator misapplied the setback rules and used an incorrect baseline when computing the required front yard. They described a historic, architect‑designed house at 1956 that…
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