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>> welcome back to the june 17, 2013, of the san francisco board of appeals. and we are calling 9 a and 9 b which shall be heard together. that appeal 13-064 and 065.

3930-3940 judah street. protesting the issuance on may 16, 2013, to other avenues food store, parklet permit (50' long parklet consisting of slip resistant and accessible reclaimed wood deck with planter boxes, bike racks, wooden benches and tables for use by general public). permit no. 13pkt-0044. for hearing today.3930-3940 judah street. protesting the issuance on may 16, 2013, to other avenues food store, street improvement permit (construct one parklet). permit no. 13ie-0298. for hearing today. (10) appeal no. 13. >> matter is on for hearing, these matters are on for hearing today and we can start with the appellant. we will have a total of 14 minutes to present your case if you care to use it because there are two matters that are being heard together. you are not required to use it all. >> good afternoon. i recon that it is good evening now. my name is james telliher i am the owner of delicious juice in san francisco and i would like to thank the board for considering the matter before them. according to the 2011, 2012,

dpw annual report, parklets turned unused pavement and parking into green ars.e puic s residents and business customers relax and enjoy the atmosphere of the city primarily in areas where open space or urban parks are lacking. and the neighborhood is located two blocks, two blocks from golden gate park and about five blocks from ocean beach. and we have become like, a new found destination and kind of the rest knows that we exist out there right now. and you know, spaces, is hard to come by, you know, and in both of our pavement and parking are highly utilized. and in our access to open space

does not lack. we have experienced an increase in vehicular traffic and parking is at a premium. with no public parking lots, or garages available, customers and residents in the immediate area circle the neighborhood in search of a parking space. and lack of parking is a discouragement to local business. because many of our customers drive and it is reasonable that they may soon associate the area with lack of parking and will choose to avoid the area in favor of other neighborhoods. parking has already been diminished by the introduction of two parklets in addition to two spaces allocated to the city car share. in their brief, other avenues, food star mentioned the potential for increasing business as a result of parklet

installation. our local business are mostly food service oriented and we lack the commercial diversity that the other neighborhoods afford. with little for people to explore in the way of retail, and entertainment, oriented establishments like you know, galleries, we lack theaters and boutiques and it is more or less of a stop and shop, sit and eat or grab and go type of business corridor. we do not experience the pedestrian hustle and bustle of commercially diverse neighborhoods even though on true beach days which are... they are kind of rare, visitors patronize local business and you know on the way to or the way from either the park or the

beach, daily, however, we do have the comings and going of locals coming in on scale boards and walking and riding near bicycles and working folk and the guys driving out in just your average coming out to get something to eat or... get some groceries. and people who purpose to patronize our businesses out on outer judah. over the last nine years, i have enjoyed a friendly relationship with other avenues, food store, but i firmly believe that there is no need for the construction of a third parklet. the addition of a third parklet on judah street would not as a

whole benefit the commercial interests of the microbusiness in the area. additionally removing viable parking space further challenges families with kids. older adults, with gate and moebility problems and the people with disabilities. you know, visitors in the neighborhood residents alike. throughout this process, i have been kind of disappointed with the transparency of the matter before us. and of our neighbors on judah street i was one of the only businesses notified of intent to apply for a parklet permit in spring of 2012. as a result, the neighborhood businesses and the residents in our businesses or our

basically, you know, the sole proprier one guy running his little business and we were not able to adequately nor they, are able to adequately represent themselves or their perspectives at the may second 2012, hearing. today many of those business owners are present at this hearing and we have letters and you have names up this and others are here to offer the testimony as well. this owner who hosts a parklet at trouble coffee, previously supported the parklet at 3930, and 40 juda and she has since

submitted a letter stating that she now opposes the approved parklet. and if i may take the opportunity to display some photos? >> can you hear me here? >> all right. the names that you will see highlighted in the green and the following pages, they are, you know, businesses that contest the parklet as well. but this is on judah street

looking west on judah between 45th and 46th avenues. and you can see right about here it is a little bit hard to see, but as a pedestrian island and on the entire north side of the block between 45thand 46th, there is room for two vehicles and there is a vehicle here and a driveway. and there is room for one more vehicle in the fire hydrant and there are 45th avenue. this is at the opposite end of the spectrum. this is the south side of the judah street between 33 and 34rd avenue and the parking is

available for vehicles. just out of view here is that the other pedestrian island like the one that you saw at 46th and judah. >> and before you turn to the next photograph, what is in the yellow signs? i can't... >> these guys here? >> yeah. >> those are... and it is these are just locations of businesses and they are also in opposition. just... >> they oppose the park. >> yeah. >> thank you. >> >> okay. and this was taken on 45th avenue in there is a place on the corner called outer lands and they have a parklet and this was just taken by the side of the parklet looking at the south side of judah street between 44th and 45th avenues.

and in the there is a station and in front of the van and in that is the... that vehicle is legally parked. and the next vehicle that is legally parked is there is a gray pickup truck up here and i know that it is difficult to see. but as you can see, out in this neighborhood, and we are talking right now, an area between 43rd and 46th avenue and you can see exactly there is not a lot of space that is available for parking. in this area here, this was used to be a mechanics shop in the epa and they have done what they need to do on the tanks and that and i guess that the place will have to sit for a while. excuse me? >> the place has to sit for, i think that it is like two years or something and i am not sure where they are in that process before something can be done with this lot.

and i guess that it was supposed to be like an apartment building with some good offers business. and retail space underneath, you know? and but right now people do park here and as you can see and there is nobody is using it and you don't get, you know you won't get a ticket right now because you know it is kind of a vacant lot waiting. so, but, there will be a time and there has been a time and you know, in the recent past when this was not available. you know? and then in my next photo, this is just a delivery truck double parked and it is in front of other avenues and it could have easily been in front of beach burrito and i am not saying it,

and you know, other avenues or but if you would know, and the lines next to this delivery truck and this is a tailgated truck and so it is a relatively good sized truck and the lack of available parking here in the proximity of the train tracks and meaning the end mines, one of muni's most heavily traveled lines. and the rigidty of the trains and it is not like in other neighborhoods where you have muni buses or the ones on the guide wires and that, that are able to navigate the city streets. you know, they are kind of rigid and i have seen that it is often times a real tight squeeze going through that muni has to creep by and they are watching their mirrors and the mirrors on the truck and other times they have to you know,

the driver just has to like lift up the tailgate and move that thing and come around and try it again because muni can't get by. these pictures are just to show that there is a lack of parking in our neighborhood. and one would assume in the other sunset that... and it would be pretty available and you know, in our corridor it is not. and we have two parklets and one is at trouble coffee which is approximately mid block and judah street between 45th and 46th avenues. and then, you know, just right up at the corner at 45th and judah. and there is one at cafe and on

45th avenue. and you know, other avenues and when i put one in. and less than a block that is the third parklet going in and like i say, we do, we are tight on space in here. and in that i had no idea that i would use 14 minutes worth of time. and i am glad that i had it because i don't think that i would gotten off the first graph. but i rest with that. >> thank you. >> sorry. >> we can hear from the permit holder now who has 14 minutes as well. >> hello. good evening commissioners and thank you for hearing our case

here. my name is wane riders and i am the president of upper avenues food store cooperative. and we thank the board for hearing us and the directors and supporters for being here including joe selinski who is from the restaurant who will be sharing the park with us and i should make note that at the may 2 hearing that other avenues representatives came and spoke and there was no one else here and no opposition but the opposition and members of the opposition came later and spoke on their own. and we, you know there was no rebuttal process or rely process. and so i am glad that we have a chance here to have some back and forth. >> i just want to note that kind of through the design and permit process we have received hundreds of signatures in support of this and 80 or so letters of support and a number of them from nearby business owners and civil organizations

as well as large organizations such as the sf bike coalition and walk sf. therefore we have come to see and understand why it is spread and public support on the north side of judah and this fueled our continued pursuit of it. and between the support and the studies showing that the parklets are good for the communities and effect them positively and have positive or neutral effects on commerce, we have reason to believe that it is good for the neighborhood and alines for a community and business renaissance that is happening in that area in recent years. >> hello, i am jb, one of the owners of other avenues, i do have some plans and i am not sure if they are entered into the brief that we would like to submit. in the board will accept them. >> and but for my... >> could you put them on the overhead.

>> sure. >> okay, do the appellants have a copy of this? >> i could give the appellants a copy, yeah. >> what is it that you want to show us? >> it is just the plans for the parklet. it is not necessary. >> okay. >> thank you for your time tonight, the cultural renaissance started when i embarked on the ownership of other avenues in 2003. at that time, my co-owner, murphy was spearheaded a petition to keep the chain stores out of our neighborhood and most notably starbucks who wanted to move into the corner location, which may be familiar to you as the appellant's current juice bar. soon after our victory many small businessesga