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San Francisco board orders site visit, continues appeal over 1666 Greenwich rooftop deck
Summary
The board continued an appeal over a rooftop-deck permit at 1666 Greenwich to Nov. 12 and ordered DBI and Planning to inspect and measure the structure to determine whether neighborhood-notification was required. The matter was continued after neighbors accused the owner of unpermitted work and planning defended the permit’s legal basis.
The board continued a contested appeal over a rooftop deck at 1666 Greenwich on a unanimous vote, directing the Department of Building Inspection (DBI) and the Planning Department to re-inspect the site and report back by Nov. 12.
The dispute centers on whether a rooftop deck with solid redwood railings is an “unenclosed deck” exempt from planning code Section 3.11 neighborhood-notification and whether the combined deck platform and railing exceed the height threshold used to trigger notification. Planning senior planner Tina Tam told the board the change at issue was limited to railing material — from glass to solid wood — and said the department’s review of the file shows a 36-inch railing on plans and that, as a matter of long-standing interpretation, unenclosed decks of this type do not require Section 3.11 notice.
The appellant,…
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