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Board of Appeals - 2026-05-27

Approves Adoption of May 20, 2026 minutes, 5-0

2h 34m19,319 words
179 mentionszoningapprovedvarianceresidentialdeniedsetbackpublic hearingmotion to denySan Francisco, CA
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What happened

The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied appeal 26-021 on a 5-0 vote, upholding the zoning administrator's grant of a rear-yard variance for a vertical/horizontal addition (including a third story) at 2840 Lake Street in the Seacliff Historic District (RH-1D zoning), case 2015-0…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Francisco, CA
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 27, 2026
Decisions
3 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 5-0

Projects in this meeting (1)

Appeal of rear-yard

Denied 5-0
1 condition of approval

Meeting Summary

The San Francisco Board of Appeals denied appeal 26-021 on a 5-0 vote, upholding the zoning administrator's grant of a rear-yard variance for a vertical/horizontal addition (including a third story) at 2840 Lake Street in the Seacliff Historic District (RH-1D zoning), case 2015-0…

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Key Decisions (3)

Approved

Adoption of May 20, 2026 minutes

Vote: 5-0
Other

Administrative dismissal of appeals at 248 Valley Street

Denied

Appeal of rear-yard variance at 2840 Lake Street

Vote: 5-0Conditions attached

Development Activity (2)

2840 Lake Street vertical and horizontal addition

Residential

248 Valley Street two-unit housing development

Residential

Market Signals (2)

Sentiment

Board members noted that state law increasingly removes neighbor input…

Housing Demand

Third-story vertical additions are described as common in San Francisco's…

Who Spoke (15)

ChairCouncilmemberCommissioner · 3StaffClerk · 2AttorneyApplicant's RepPublic · 3

On the record: the chair, a councilmember, 3 commissioners, a staff member, 2 clerks, an attorney, the applicant's representative, and 3 members of the public.

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