103 Escobar Street variance appeal

Asked the commission to encourage the applicants and architect to lower the roofline to preserve neighbors' established views; supported the restoration itself.

A retired engineer argued the area's high fire severity zone designation means zoning laws must be strictly enforced and none of the six variances should be allowed.

Said the house is too big for the lot, the variances are a special privilege and slippery slope, and requested story poles and a survey.

A retired builder urged a property survey before construction, including benchmarks to measure the true roofline height.

Said neighbors haven't been heard despite paying for appeal costs; raised fire-truck access fears on the narrow road and requested story poles and a survey.

Said her family at 104 Marina Vista only recently learned of the project, her elderly father can't meaningfully participate, and the height will destroy their backyard privacy and property value.

A former commissioner argued enlarging an existing three-foot setback is a bad precedent; she later retracted her concern about the Bayview-side three-foot setback.