>> i have one question. >> commissioner sugaya. >> why is it not possible to push out to the back, except for the deck and the gazebo thingy? there's no architectural reason you couldn't go out to the back. [speaker not understood]. >> sure. of course, it's possible to the back. it causes numerous problems. as i said before, extensively develop the rear yard already. you can see the photos of the rear yard and the packet. so, he would have to sacrifice rear yard space. that was the main reason. now, if we tried to put a extension behind the house, then there's issues with the other bedrooms that you're covering up. they have to have egress

window. they have to have required light and ventilation which are difficult to get from the side and it would just make it architecturally a very difficult sacrifice, the quality of space in the other rooms below. so -- >> thank you. commissioner antonini. >> yeah. the other question, the other thing that came up, i think, what do we have, 25 foot frontage? what's the frontage on this house? hyde is this house? -- how wide is this house? >> i believe it's -- it's 34 feet. >> 34 wide. it's a little wider than most. but adding to the rear, you come up with the idea -- it was pointed out about the windows would have to be replaced, but

then you also have the instance of adding hallways unless you make these rooms like sun rooms where you have to walk through one room to get into the other room. so, it's a little bit difficult sometimes to do that kind of an addition. so, i see there are other commissioners that have some comments. i was going to move to not take d-r and approve the project. >> commissioner hillis. >> i just have a couple comments. i think we've got a high bar here on d-r, exceptional extraordinary circumstances, which is hard to reach. some comment on the design, though, and you showed a lot of projects of like 3-story buildings in the neighborhood or addition. none of which look great. we probably regret these years later if i was on the planning commission and approved some of these. my comment is about design. i don't think you were insensitive to the building in the neighborhood as you could be kind of with the deck and

[speaker not understood], i don't know if there's a way to look at that or fix that. but, you know, it stands out like some of these remodels that have been done. i think we've seen projects that are a little more sensitive to the character of the neighborhood. i don't have an objection necessarily to the addition, i think more to the way it's being done. but i'll hear what others have to say. >> commissioner moore. >> i actually appreciate that comment because context is still what kind of sets something to be exceptional and extraordinary. the lot is rather large. the fact it has extensive build out in the backyard does not speak to how a building expands because with everything being equal, i would prefer a building which expands more in the rear yard without violating the required setback, but the line indicated on all the drawings shows there is quite a bit of room to go.

what i am very concerned about is the addition of these two balconies standing the full width of the property to the street side where that is totally atypical. so, i would agree with commissioner hillis about that the building in its response to an existing pattern, while it's not binding, it should in some form or another kind of play with that recognition and i don't think that is particularly done here. >> commissioner sugaya. >> just a comment on commissioner hillis' comment. on those other buildings. i mean, in recent times i don't think any of those have come before the commission. but the point is that they didn't have to come before the commission. this wouldn't have come before the commission but for the discretionary review. so, the other ones were all constructed, you know, with building permits and all of that stuff.

and unless there happened to be a discretionary review, it would have never come to -- those of other ones would have never come to the commission anyway, so. >> all right, commissioners. i think we have a motion, but i didn't catch a second. was there a second? >> second. >> we have a motion and a second to not take d-r and approve the project. on that motion, commissioner antonini? >> aye. >> commissioner borden? >> aye. >> commissioner hillis? >> aye. >> commissioner moore? >> no. >> commissioner sugaya? >> aye. >> commissioner wu? is absent. is commissioner fong? >> aye. >> okay, that motion passes with 6 yes and 1 no -- sorry, 5 yes, 1 no, and one absent. and that, commissioners, is the last item on your regular calendar.

we'll now move into general public comment which happens at the end of every planning commission hearing. at this time members of the public may address the commission on items of interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission except for agenda items. >> is there any general public comment this evening? >> i have noed cards. >> okay. seeing none, the meeting is jour. adjourned. [adjourned]

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