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Neighbors and planning staff spar over third‑floor deck and sunroom light in Petro Avenue permit appeal
Summary
The Board of Appeals upheld a site permit for 1140 Petro Avenue with conditions after neighbors argued a revised plan added occupied decks and windows that would reduce light and privacy to an enclosed sun porch; the board imposed two modest design changes and approved the permit 4–1.
The Board of Appeals on March 4 upheld a planning‑approved permit for an alteration and horizontal addition at 1140 Petro Avenue while imposing two conditions aimed at protecting a neighbor’s enclosed sun porch and privacy.
Jesus Gomez, the nearby property owner and appellant, told the board the project’s revised plans — submitted after a planning‑commission discretionary review that reduced the third‑story envelope by 11 feet 9 inches — nonetheless introduced an occupied rear deck and large windows that would change a…
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