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Board Revokes and Modifies Permits, Grants Limited Variance for Several Properties
Summary
The board revoked or modified multiple permits: it revoked a permit by agreement for 3520 1st Street, partially granted a rear-yard variance for a Ninth Avenue property (findings due Dec. 6), and upheld permit conditions for a neighbor protection case at Fortieth Avenue with three conditions to address venting, fan muffling and skylights.
Several procedural and enforcement items were decided in the meeting’s later agenda.
Item 6 (3520 First Street): DBI and the permit holder agreed the appropriate outcome was to revoke the existing permit and require the permit holder to submit a consolidated supplemental permit that addresses all outstanding violations and future work. The board voted 5–0 to revoke the existing permit with that condition.
Item 7 (1456 Ninth Avenue): After a contested appeal about a solid front-rail wall and whether the property is a legal noncomplying structure, the board continued the matter to Dec. 13 to allow Planning to locate missing plans and for the permit holder to provide any copies from microfilm. The board instructed staff to retrieve historic plans where necessary.
Item 9 (Vermont & 19th): The board partially upheld an appeal and modified a zoning administrator condition forbidding any portion of a second‑story addition in the last 15 feet of the lot. Commissioners found the partial expansion would not be overly detrimental in context and granted the variance; formal findings will be adopted on Dec. 6.
Item 10 (774 Fortieth Ave): Neighbor Cheryl Cowan alleged structural and privacy impacts from work at 774; the permit holder agreed in the hearing to three written conditions—(1) place exterior vents on the south side and away from Cowan’s light/vent well, (2) install muffled fan equipment for bathroom and kitchen ventilation, and (3) no skylights on the north side. The board accepted those conditions and upheld the permit subject to the conditions (4–0).
