bay. these are survivors of the 1906 earthquake and fire. they are to be treated with perhaps a special respect that may go beyond what is in the code. this plan simply does not do that. i would only say to the commission that carol and i have had a policy of welcoming people on either side of us who have done renovations and reviews in the past, and have been supportive of their efforts, and have attempted to be good neighbors. i had a meeting with the architect, with carroll. without getting into a he-said, she-said, i said to him, "why don't you design both houses an extension of the back in

conjunction, and we can go through a review process together? because when they are through extending their house and blocking our view, we will want to extend hours out, so we will not have been scared into our house." of course, the neighbor who spoke will now be in the same situation, because we will be staring into his home. i do not understand the need for it. we want to be helpful. we want to support this young couple. but it is not possible with the attitude that has been displayed so far. thank you. president fong: thank you. next d.r. requestor rebuttal. they technically get five, right? technically. any other rebuttals? ok. project sponsor rebuttal.

>> i believe you. ok. again, regarding the easement, that note was there. we have provided an exit stairs, so we do not need the easement, just to be clear. on the perspectives that were showing the privacy issue, honestly, the perspectives that were provided to you are inaccurate. we have used very sophisticated modeling software to make sure -- faces a more accurate representation. on the top is the existing condition, showing the stair. sorry for the fuzziness. the red forms are potentially people standing there. here at the bottom you see a more accurate perspective of what you would see out of the library window. the figures in the windows are

correct. someone could stand there with their nose to the glass. but i think this is far less a privacy issue than the staircase itself. thank you. president fong: ok. the public hearing portion is closed. commissioners? commissioner moore: is this a" compliant project? >> this is a code compliant project. commissioner moore: thank you. the expansion as to whether it is considered too large or small already is not within what we are discussing. in addition to the fact that the three buildings, as historically interesting as they sound, have not been identified to us as a historic district or as

historic property. the building in question has been insensitive it altered a number of years ago. the first move is to pull back on a somewhat irrelevant stair, which seemed to be taking up quite a bit of space in the backyard. and i am very sensitive to the fact that we do have a he said, she said. i do regret that those people, who have a large home and the ability to enlarge it, do not have the ability to talk to each other. that is hard for me. we are here all the time with people with very modest homes, people with project three times as large as yours. we always get put in the middle. however, this commission is not asked to be a psychiatrist or peacemaker around those issues. what we are doing here is relative to many other projects

which propose similar things. we see if that our code compliant, if there is an interference with those things which we can govern. if i look at it and i am particularly going to be referring to a growing -- a drawing, a103, i do not see that this is exceptional or extraordinary, except that the house itself is extraordinary. that is wonderful. having said that, i actually believe the apartment building is one of the big interferers, being built almost to the rear of the property line. 2709 includes further into the same space, which the building

we are supposed to look at does not at all to the extent the others do. i congratulate you for providing this drawing. i can only conclude that in the application itself there is nothing exceptional or extraordinary. i appreciate you getting back to us. do i? i am not asked to comment on it, so i will not, and there is really nothing. it is just what is. >> could i ask you a question? it has been represented the new

extension is 9.2 inches further back from the position of the stairs emma is the correct? >> we are building of 9 ft. 2 commo, so we are building out l. >> i look fat in wrong, and that answers a lot of my questions. we talked -- it looks like that is wrong, and that answers a lot of my questions. the other situation is there has been some shadows studies, and as far as any radiation of light or heat, i assume that is not going to cause a prism affect on neighboring homes?

>> the original design was submitted before standards went into affect. we talked to planning, and they suggested we conform to them, so we redesign them. now all the glass pieces are less than 24 square feet, and he sent the planning department a letter saying he was in full support. >> there have been some changes? >> i think you have elevations. if you do not, i am happy to show them to you. you have some on the side. >> they delineate from the

original, but it is a similar would. it will age to a similar color. >> i would like to ask some comments on the dr requester. it has been presented at this agitation -- this addition is not as far back as the stairs were, and i want to ask specifically what you would do differently if it were up to you to change the addition. >> it is a little deceptive the way they are describing it was four stories over two stories and how far it is going out. if you look at the pictures, the two stories come up to about the

second story from the house. there's goes above that, so what happens is on the property line there is a huge height, so you will be standing next to it, and the amount of area it comes out is greater than what the pictures are indicating, so today you a home with a beautiful view of the golden gate bridge, and you do not see the homes next to you. when this is complete you will no longer have that view. it extends so far, and it has an

outside for the other stories. it is going to be uncomfortable for everybody. it is not going to be pleasant to see people in the house directly adjacent to euayou. there is no way to have that not occur. >> your concern is height, not decisions, because this is less than it was with the stairs. presumably, someone could be looking into the room. >> it was an awkward thing done for fire occurred, and a thing about stairs that is different from what the architect is proposing is a that the stairs are open and it is not

continuous, so what he is proposing will be continuous, and you will not see through it. >> thank you for your comments. i was reading the various reports. there was a question of height, but this is code compliant, and the height is susceptible, and the design team feels the additional height is susceptible -- is susceptible. >> it is well within the height limit a. >> we always look at it as appropriate, and it was felt that would be appropriate, and we have already dealt with the height issue, and the only thing that goes further is the two- story base, which is generally

below what would be a factor, from what i understand. >> that is correct. in addition, it is set 5 feet from an adjacent buildings. >> just a few comments. i did go out to see the property. however, they are not historic. i live in an 1870's house. it has been remodeled so many times it is no longer historic. the comment is the same as in a

lot. i winced at that. it is an exceptional lost. it may have the same dimensions as many lots, but these are exceptional properties, no question about. we do not often get something brought to us, particularly an enlargement of this size that is code conforming. that is very unusual. the first thing i asked is where are the variances. not only is it unusual, it is pleasant to see. if you look at a neighboring house, you will have up referral -- up referral euan --

will have a peripheral view you did not have before. that is what happens in san francisco. i happen to like the expression in the rear. i wish he had done the front of the house rather than who did it before. there is nothing exceptional or extraordinary here, and i would move not to take the dr and approve it does propose. >> second your your -- second appeared in good -- second. commissioner antonini: i agree with what has been said by the other commissioners. we know views are not protected, and although there is

not a big change, there is a little bit of a change, and the privacy issue is one in an urban environment that is really difficult. as long as there is adequate separation and light and air, those are things that i do not see the fog -- do not think the factors exist enough to make any changes, though i can certainly understand concerns. commissioner moore: the only thing that could be added is due west facing windows, and i think this will almost inevitably necessitates some protection or to keep your car parts from the bleaching out -- carpets from leaching out, so it will

probably provide some privacy. >> is there a motion on the floor to not take the article as proposed, on that motion -- [calling votes] that motion passed unanimously. you are now at general public comment. >> is there any general public comment? seeing none, the meeting is adjourned.

>> i am the founder and chair of the heritage committee. today is may 1. [applause] many of us have said every month of the year should be asian- american month. we're very happy to have legislation so the entire country can celebrate the contributions and history of pacific asian americans in this country. we would not be here today or have this celebration without having a major that has always made time for us -- without having the mayor that has always made time for us and been so supportive everything we do. without further delay, and like to invite our mayor to help launch the celebration this year, mayor edwin lee. [applause]

>> thank you, claudine, for your wonderful work. it is my pleasure to join the board president chu, jane kim, eric marrs. have i missed anybody? school board members, yes. norman yee, everybody. [applause] [laughter] you know, i am getting up there. 60. it goes downhill afterwards. it is great to join everybody to kick off. we could be elsewhere. we could be protesting today on something. but we're here celebrating our asian pacific heritage month. it is a month-long celebration and recognition of things we have been doing to promote heritage. this year's theme is advancing education. it is sorely needed by everyone.

is something we naturally do. i want to welcome everything here from japantown, the southeast asian community, the philippine committee, the samoan community, all of our asian populations working together to promote this month and be able to tell more stories about who we are. it is a wonderful country. i just came back from seattle, my home town. i have my own homegrown seattle jokes i could tell you. they will ruin your day. it is great to link up roots. i went back to my high school in beacon hill where i grew up. i rethought the steps of how i got to san francisco. i met with housing groups that resonated with our international hotel struggle.

a lot of community groups that were part of my own personal history but have become part of our whole west coast history that we celebrate because it is really the same thing. every city whether new york, chicago, or san francisco, the asian populations have grown and matured beyond the immediate immigrant groups, but they still have strong ties. i am reminded of this constantly. we have an inner. population that wants to be involved in everything we do and the side. they know with the leadership we have at the board now and with our other elected officials, there is much more than just being part of an immigrant group. more and more, we are part of the american foundation of freedom and life.

it is up to us to take our position. in everything we do, whether we are heading up a non-profit, a department head, it is our responsibility to represent everyone. that is the greatest story for asian-americans. everybody now looks to us to be part of everyone else's leadership and community building, building bridges with business, building community safety, all of the cultural connections. we can readily understand other groups that struggle easily because we come from the history of struggle. that is why i wanted to mention the international hotel. that unites us. it is something we want to build on. whether we are heading up the greatest museums, it is world

renowned. we get to represent our culture in so many ways. i want to thank you for doing your part in joining the rest of the city by celebrating this. we will have a month long. i think it takes a whole month to recognize all of the different subgroups part of the asian-american experience. i am excited to do that. i am excited to be part of this great city. welcome to everyone. it is a great opportunity for everyone to participate. i am looking forward to ted's street celebration. all of you will have your own individual connections to the asia-pacific american experience. i will try to get to as many as i can. it will be celebratory and educational at the same time. most importantly, i think we have to make sure that we speak to all of our youth. they are now responsible for carrying on these traditions we have.

i love it every time i see more of our youth embrace that culture. they can help to create the immigrant experience, growing up in our immigrant communities and then celebrating that as they take up more responsibility in bed -- business, education, community leadership. it would be wonderful to carry that on for all asian american groups in our great city. that is why we're working hard with our school district to make sure the cultural connections are always going to be there. if you understand where you came from, you will note where we're going ahead. you know how we can create more connections for people to come together. thank you for celebrating ata month. this is just the beginning. i look forward to going to every neighborhood and celebrating

with you. a [applause] >> thank you. we look forward to seeing you at our proclamation signing ceremony. i would like to ask our elected officials to come forward as a group so that we can be efficient with our time. the school board members, sandra, i would also like to acknowledge the 2012 celebration co-chairs because they have been doing a lot. tobin/[applause] everything else we need to do, we call rose chung. [applause] i would like to invite our board president david chu forward

followed by the various other supervisors. david? >> good morning. look behind me. just a couple of years ago when i ran for office the first time, there was only one asian official that have an office on the second floor. now we have so many. eric marr and i get confused all the time. carmen and jane get confused all the time. we're here because of view, because of all the work done across all the sectors, because of all of the diversity of communities we have represented. i will not even go through the list. we represent the world diaspore, the world immigration story for the country of asian-americans. i want to say welcome on behalf

of the board of supervisors. we look forward to a month of celebrations. next week in addition to the ceremonies across the street, at the board of supervisors next tuesday, we will be acknowledging each district supervisor, the asian american heroes in our midst. thank you for being part of this committee. we look forward to continuing here in the year of the dragon. [applause] >> thank you. it is not just those of us standing up. it is your leadership that makes the asian pacific americans so strong it was such a strong voice. i wanted to say the theme of advancing education has been really important. a lot of us who have served on the school board serve part time. many of us are here. asian pacific heritage month allows me to think about how it

was 30 years ago on june 19 when someone was killed and the movement grew among many grass- roots organizations. i was a student at uc-davis. it transformed my life. it made me find a purpose to use my legal education and training and work i had done, to put into leadership and helping with grass-roots organizing to make sure there are new generations of people who keep coming. it is made day today. -- it is made day today. 30 years ago on may 1, we found it an organization honoring philip veravruz and many others in our country and those in our country. may day 30 years ago, is

standing on the shoulders of many organizers and leaders. we have so many stories to tell in asia pacific heritage month. when i was in the classroom, stories of his struggle and how he empowers young people to turn their lives around are so inspiring. we need to count. to keep telling those stories. we need to keep telling those stores. my daughter is now the same age as a number of other kids of our families. part of asia pacific heritage month is making sure she knows about them and a dancing justice in the asian-american communities. i first met mayor lee when he was a hard-working attorney at the asian law caucus. they just celebrated their 40th anniversary with the founders and other organizations