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Board upholds zoning administrator on rear‑yard variance at 3987 Twentieth Street, 3–2
Summary
After hearing appellants, the project sponsor and planning staff, the Board of Appeals voted to uphold the zoning administrator’s grant of an 11‑foot rear‑yard variance for a two‑story addition at 3987 Twentieth Street; the motion passed over neighbor objections and concerns about roof‑deck impacts.
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Board of Appeals on March 17 upheld a zoning administrator’s decision to grant a rear‑yard variance for a two‑story rear addition at 3987 Twentieth Street, sustaining the permit despite opposition from neighbors and the Dolores Heights Improvement Club.
The item was continued from an earlier hearing so Commissioner Frank Fung could participate; Fung asked for short presentations from each side before deliberations. Madeleine Todd, speaking for the appellants, said the subject lot already enjoys access to green space and that the newly granted variance — described in the record as an 11‑foot encroachment at the lower level and a 6‑foot encroachment…
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