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Residential Roof Decks
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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 [email protected] www.sfplanning.org
THANK YOU
Christopher May Senior Planner San Francisco Planning [email protected] www.sfplanning.org
Luiz Barata Senior Urban Designer San Francisco Planning [email protected] www.sfplanning.org