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Roof Decks and Discretionary Reviews

Increasing number of cases / amount of time spent on Discretionary Reviews on projects involving roof decks

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Inconsistency of Outcome

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Over the Counter Permits vs. Discretionary Reviews

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Quality of Life Impacts

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Privacy

Intensity of use and programming

Light / shadowing impacts

Noise

Visual clutter

– Neighbors’ sight lines

– Street views

Light pollution

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Roof Features Allowed by Code

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Residential Design Guidelines

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Analysis and Recommendations

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Current Procedures

ANY SIZE / No Setback NO EXPANSION

ANY SIZE / no setback STAIR PenthouSe / EXPANSION

Approval Process: Over the Counter Assigned Planner Review

Pre-Application Meeting: Not Required Required

RDAT Review: Not Required Required

Section 311 Neighborhood Noticing:

Not Required Required

Discretionary Review: None Potential DR

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Proposed Procedures

LIMITED SIZE / with SETBACK NO EXPANSION

LIMITED SIZE / with SETBACK STAIR PenthouSe / EXPANSION

Approval Process: Over the Counter Assigned Planner Review

Pre-Application Meeting: Not Required Required

RDAT Review: Not Required Limited

Section 311 Neighborhood Noticing:

Not Required Required

Discretionary Review: None Potential Limited DR

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Recommendation: Roof Deck Area

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1/3 OF ROOF AREA

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Recommendation: Roof Deck Area

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1/3 OF ROOF AREA

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Recommendation: Roof Deck Area

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Recommendation: Setbacks

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1/3 OF ROOF AREA

Recommendation: Setbacks

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Access Roof Hatch with Internalized Stairs

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Roof hatches are allowed to access common or private roof decks in 1 -2 unit buildings (per SFDBI AB57)

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Access Internalized Stairs

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Open stairs are allowed to provide egress and roof access in buildings with 3 dwelling units or more (R-3 Occupancy)

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Ongoing Outreach

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Next Steps

Additional Outreach

Develop Implementation Tools

Draft Resolution – Formal Planning Commission Hearing

Residential Design Guidelines - Inclusion to RDG’s as appendix

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David Winslow Principal Architect San Francisco Planning David.Winslow@sfgov.org www.sfplanning.org

THANK YOU

Christopher May Senior Planner San Francisco Planning Christopher.May@sfgov.org www.sfplanning.org

Luiz Barata Senior Urban Designer San Francisco Planning Luiz.Barata@sfgov.org www.sfplanning.org