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Board of Appeals affirms zoning action on rear work at 1266B Dolores but allows front work to proceed with conditions
Summary
After hearing testimony and public comment about alleged unauthorized demolition at 1266B Dolores Street, the Board upheld the zoning administrator’s notice of violation for the rear portion while conditioning relief to let permitted front‑portion work continue; the Board required that any rebuilt rear portion not exceed the original footprint and that a variance be sought if it does.
The San Francisco Board of Appeals on [date of meeting] affirmed the zoning administrator’s finding that recent work at 1266B Dolores Street went beyond the scope of the approved permit for the property’s rear yard, but voted to allow certain permitted work on the front of the building to proceed under conditions.
Planning Department senior planner Tina Tam told the Board that photographic evidence and multiple site visits showed that the rear walls ‘‘were removed, stripped to the stud and replaced’’ and that such demolition and reconstruction in a required rear yard triggers the planning code’s review and variance requirements. Tam said the department needed the opportunity ‘‘to review and process the necessary application per what the planning code specifies, about non complying structures.’’
Counsel for Dolores…
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