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Board of Appeals upholds permit for 839 North Pointe Street after neighbor challenges addition

San Francisco Board of Appeals · December 17, 2025
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The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied an appeal by a neighbor who said a 195 sq ft rear horizontal addition would reduce natural light. Planning and DBI staff said the project met code; the board voted 4–0 to uphold the permit.

The San Francisco Board of Appeals on Dec. 17 denied an appeal of an alteration permit for 839 North Pointe Street, upholding the Department of Building Inspection’s review and the Planning Department’s determination.

Appellant Paul Ruetti told the board the project would raise a portion of the rear roof roughly 11–12 feet and add about 195.25 gross square feet, which he said would block afternoon and evening sunlight to south‑facing bedrooms he and his…

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