32 Bayside Avenue variances

The immediate abutter argued the 231-square-foot deck is still more than double the city's new 100-square-foot limit and would harm privacy, views, and quiet enjoyment; he cited the applicant's own ethics filing admitting the deck is about shade, not hardship.

The abutting owner wholeheartedly supported the project, saying decks see little evening use, the overhang improves livability by blocking sun, and the renovation raises the whole neighborhood's aesthetics and values.