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Commission continues debate over 662 Twelfth Avenue addition to Jan. 18 with direction for neighbor‑sponsor meetings
Summary
After extended testimony from neighbors and the project sponsor about mid‑block open‑space, light/air and privacy impacts, the commission voted to continue the 662 Twelfth Avenue project to Jan. 18, 2007, and urged direct sponsor‑neighbor meetings and possible design modifications.
Neighbors and project sponsors engaged in a lengthy exchange over a proposed two‑level rear addition and deck at 662 Twelfth Avenue. Neighbors said the addition would disrupt a long‑established mid‑block open‑space pattern, reduce light to a kitchen window and harm property values; they proposed reductions to the extension depth, deck size and additional setbacks. The project sponsor and his architect contended the plan complied with residential design guidelines and had been revised to address concerns.
Staff and commissioners discussed the application of the residential design guidelines, the appropriateness of the project's scale and whether the proposal represented an exceptional intrusion into mid‑block open space. Commissioners debated approval versus continuance: several favored continuance to permit additional neighbor‑sponsor negotiations and to allow staff to review further alternatives; Commissioner Lee suggested specific design modifications be explored. A motion to continue the item to Jan. 18, 2007 passed (vote recorded showing majority in favor, with one commissioner dissenting), and commissioners encouraged direct meetings between the project sponsor and neighbors to seek compromise.
