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Commission continues Bedard Noe Valley addition after neighbors raise design and notice concerns
Summary
Neighbors and neighborhood groups challenged a proposed third-floor addition at 787—20 Seventh Street, citing an out-of-scale gabled roof, excessive peak height and blocked light; sponsors offered a 14-inch reduction and a light well but inconsistencies between noticed plans and revised elevations prompted the commission to continue the item to April 24 for clarified plans and more mediation.
The Planning Commission continued deliberation on a proposed third-story addition at 787—20 Seventh Street after neighbors and design reviewers said the submitted elevations and the version noticed to the neighborhood did not match. Neighbors argued the sponsor—s proposed full gabled roof and a peak shown in some documents (called out as as high as about 36 feet 7 inches in neighborhood materials) create excessive bulk compared with surrounding buildings and urged a lower, flatter roof or reduced ceiling heights to better match the block.
Staff acknowledged an error in the packet: revised elevation sheets incorporating some compromises had been prepared but the original elevation set went out with the Section 3—31 notice, creating confusion for neighbors and commissioners. The sponsor said they had offered a compromise (a 14-inch height reduction in one element and a light well to protect side windows) and would accept a planning-condition reduction, but neighbors requested a larger lowering (to about 31—6") and asked for the record to show the exact plans the neighborhood commented on.
Commissioners directed staff and the sponsor to re-notice and return with clearly labeled plan sets (original 3/11 noticed set, the revised compromise set and any additional proposed changes), cross-sections showing ceilings and the precise location of the offered reduction and light well, and encouraged continued mediation. The commission set the continuation date to April 24 to allow time for corrected noticing and further neighborhood discussion.
