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Board upholds permit for modest third-floor addition at 708 Vermont despite neighbor objections
Summary
After extended testimony about a nonconforming triangular light well and competing proposals to protect light and air, the Board of Appeals voted 4–1 to uphold a permit for a modest third‑floor addition at 708 Vermont, finding the project complies with residential design guidelines and that mitigation options (matching light well/reflective finishes) are sufficient.
The Board of Appeals on July 14 denied an appeal by neighbors William and Laura Olivo challenging a permit for a modest third-floor addition at 708 Vermont. The Olivos argued the addition would block limited light and air to two bedrooms served by a nonconforming triangular light well and asked the board either for a 5-foot setback or a rectangular light well.
The permit applicants, Angela Kang and Anthony Kim, and their…
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