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Board of Appeals upholds permit for neighbor's addition despite solar-panel shading complaint
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Appeals voted 4–1 to uphold a building permit for a two‑story addition that an adjacent homeowner said would shade her rooftop solar panels, after planning staff presented GIS shading analysis and commissioners weighed precedent, mitigation options and the scope of General Plan policy 16.1.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a permit for a neighboring vertical addition that an appellant said would impair the output of her rooftop photovoltaic system, voting 4–1 to leave the permit in place.
Appellant Irene Carter, represented by attorney Donald Simon, argued that the addition approved for Tau Nguyen would be inconsistent with General Plan policy 16.1 and CEQA because it would cast shade on her existing solar array. Simon asked the board either to continue…
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