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>> welcome to the may 11th meeting of the board of appeals. we're joined by the deputy city attorney who will be providing the board with any needed legal advice. we are joined by representatives from some city departments this evening. we have joseph duffy who is the senior building inspector represented apartment building inspection. sitting next to him is scott sanchez, the city's zoning administrator.

we're also joined by dr. johnson -- who is representing the public health division. at this time, please go over the board meeting guidelines and then conduct the swearing in process. >> the board request that you turn off all phones, beepers, pagers, so they will not disturb the proceedings. the rules and presentation are as follows, appellants, permit holders, and apart and respondents each have seven minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rebuttal. people affiliated must include their comments within the seven to three minute periods. to assist the board and the actor preparation minutes, members of the public who wish to speak on a particular item are asked but not required to

submit a speaker cards or business card when you come up to the lectern. speaker cards and pans are available on the left side of the podium. the board welcomes your comments and suggestions. there are customer satisfaction forms on the left side of the podium. if you have questions about requesting a rehearing, rolls, or schedules, please speak to staff during the break. the board offices located at 1650 mission street, room 304. this meeting is broadcast on san francisco government television. thank you for your attention. at this point, we will conduct our swearing in process. if you intend to testify, please stand, raise your right hand >>

do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> we have two housekeeping items this evening, with respect to items number5 a and b, the permit holder has canceled the permits and therefore the matters have been dismissed as shawn not be heard this evening. there are two jurisdiction requests that are still on the calendar and will be taken up shortly. the other housekeeping item is item number six, appeal number 10-122.

the parties have reached a settlement and this that has been signed but we have now suisse see -- again not received a withdrawal request. i ask this be continued. >> do you have a date in mind? >> i would propose may 25th. >> is are any public comment? on that motion from the president to reschedule appeal 10-122, >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye.

>> that matter is rescheduled. >> thank you very much. course we will move to item number one, public comment. is there any member of the public that would like to speak on an item that is not in the agenda? we will move to item number two, commissioner questions and comments. is there anything? seeing none, item number three, the adoption of minutes. before you for your consideration are the minutes of april 20th, 2000 all of them. you have a revised version in front of you. this is item $b. -- 4b.

>> is any public comment on the minutes? seeing none, please call the roll. >> on that motion -- >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> the vote is 4-0. those minutes are adopted. of course we will move on to our addendum items starting with item 4a. we received a letter, asking the fourth day for the fifth and over building permit application 2009/11/12/1083.

the project first permit is a second floor remodel adding one bathroom, alterations for planned parenthood the project for the second permit was to add four bedrooms, one steady room, and four bathrooms on the first floor. we have interpreters for both of the parties. we'll start with the appellant's attorney. >> those two numbers are the two that were canceled. >> the revision permits were canceled. these are the original permits. >> good evening. i would like for my client's has

been to speak. -- husband to speak. >> i am -- husband. my name is -- my building is right below 171. each day when we go to work to take the transportation, we only go down, we don't go up. therefore, we will not pass the entrance to 171.

the reason we have not noticed the job card is because it was posted on the second floor right near the window and we were unable to see it. by the time we discovered that the job had been started, we realized that it was posted on the second floor right by the window. therefore, leave immediately with to register a complaint. they have an inspector being sent to the area fell -- to the area. >> the inspector is slated to gain entry because the door was locked. the inspector only observed it from the outside. they did not speak to us. there is no sign that any window

will be opened. therefore, we will ignore it. we don't know what was the deadline. by the time it made the complaint, they tell us the deadline has already passed. we would want to request to reopen this case so that we would file the complaint. thank you. >> i would like to point out that indeed the job was on the second floor. another issue that is hugely at issue and it deals with the fact that this as and in proper server that was conveyed. we noticed that there are issues in terms of how far the property

is a way from what should be the property line. we believe that -- we seek jurisdiction so that the board would be willing to steal this up and summarize that this is not have the proper zoning issue this. my client did not receive sufficient notice of the renovations and construction. also, this is encouraging on 179 which is my property. for these reasons we request jurisdiction in this matter. thank you. >> thank you. we can hear from the permit

older now. -- permit holder now. >> because of the use of a 10th found it. >> i would like for that i just fell off. >> i am the interpreter for. >> can use just before identify yourself? >> theft -- and my house is 171. >> can you speak into the microphone.

>> in 2009, i bought a home. we would like. -- i would like to do the remodeling. according to the rules and guidelines of the city but the

neighbor refused to talk to us. >> it can you put it this close to you? i'm still having a hard time hearing you. >> the neighbors were not communicating with us. can my husband represent me right now? >> of course. >> my name is -- in 2009, we bought the house five. then, we have fun neighbors to say that we are proceeding to do

some of the model for -- some remodeling work. they would not cooperate with us to allow us to do the remodeling or allow us to install a fake -- 88 -- a gate. we try to locate them many times but were told not to get in touch with them. later, the city officials came. the city officials said that you can do an estimate, you can do a drafting of the project. since i was not able to communicate with an officer from the city, i got a hold of the

realty company or the agent who got the house for us. my realty broker or agent as well as the company has sent letters to the neighbors. far and then also to notify them that they should for the night with us the schedule of opening their doors so people can go in there and do an estimate and to the measurements. fifth full-fledged dave -- they refused to coordinate with us. in 2010, november of that year,

and we also got another person, a contractor who would do the measurements and estimate of the work. again, the contractor was not allowed to get in. because of lack of cooperation from my neighbors -- [inaudible] [inaudible]

>> we will stop the clock while they're trying to fix the microphone.

>> is it working now? ok. we need to take a three-minute recess to fix the system.