you the podium level courtyard pa has our rear yard it will be mostly green and pretty open. you can see on this one we stepped down down to 40 feet the new zoning requires a 40 foet foot set back so we go from 40 to 48. the vertical is what you're seeing is to try to mimic >> thank you, sir your time it up. >> any public comment open this item. >> seeing none, public comment is closed. opening it up to commissioners. >> i have some questions for the project sponsor whoever wants to

address them. this may have to do with the zoning of the eastern neighborhoods but you only have 17 parking spaces. is that the maximum your loud >> no. we're allowed three-quarters per unit we're under. >> any particularly reason? >> it's part of the sdoep. we have it's at right in the zoning and we felt we needed some parking as well to go but under the maximum amount so we felt we have a good balance of less than 50 percent >> but you're saying as a right you could have had 75 percent and a correct. >> that's a little bit usual.

and i would expect there's going to be more building around there so it will be denser and denser especially, if you're correct there's a plan - can you hear me sorry - . freeway possible plan for the freeway would make sense so that's good. and then also you were grandfathered in for the particular affordability and you electively are going higher by the way, you could have 12 percent >> correct and we could be higher. >> you went 14. you could have been approved for 12 >>right. >> those were my main questions

i just didn't understand those two parts of it but it looks like a good project. it will be for sale for condos. yeah. i don't have too many other questions it's a well designed project and will fit in, well as this area develops further >> commissioner moore. >> i'm generally interested in this project it's affordable housing on an affordable priority site. it does a majority of the things right. i have a couple of questions and suggestions. the issue i raised a week ago are the same issues i would raise here is the live ability and quality. i'd like to make a question to

the developer and architect are as follows: and this requires you to engage with me. the draft ground floor where the dine guidelines which have long been presented to you and endor endorseed require the privacy standard the porch or the patio is at least 3 feet above grade in order to meet privacy. being next to the freeway in an open frontier situation i would think that requirement is more important. i'm not suggesting to raise the building but i'm suggesting we look at the sidewalk in front of this this on pennsylvania avenue

it's a 15 feet wide sidewalk in a relatively low density 15 feet sidewalks are downtown and 17 are typically in neighborhoods. the question i'm asking and i'm addressing the zoning operator can we suggest that the developer puts a 3 feet planter in front of the unit on the first floor union tennessee 1 and 2 in order to achieve the objective of the guidelines and street. that's my first question >> so any obstruction in the public right-of-way would require the approval from the public works that they could authorize we don't have final

authority for issuing allowances for encroachments into the public right-of-way. >> can we between the departments hold up the standard of live ability and quality that we can engage in a discussion about this particular sidewalk a 15 foot sidewalk which is basically a lower street and i would rather see the building frontage be more protecting the unit with landscaping and snaem your pinching the sidewalk at the expense of this but still maintaining all the improvements on the street edge. >> i said your point i think it's well-taken and we can work

with the project sponsor and get some more greenery in that public zone. i don't think the commission can make it a condition but we can encourage it >> i want the vice president to work because we're moving into steroidal building to residential areas and he think we need to have a certain give-and-take and redefine the sidewalks to accommodate that. i'm making a legal gesture. i can't ask you at the moment. the second point i'd like to

make and i appreciate your support director at least on the idea. the second point i want to make is last week, i quoted bush street the commission sent the project balk because the unit empowers on the interior public walkways came by the bedroom window but here the sidewalks effect the live built on the second floor for units 201 and 4 and 5 and 8. considering flipping the planters which are posted on the evidently of the kwaurdz and put planter in front of the units themselves in order to protect the privacy of the bedrooms and

allow for operable windows on the side. i want the architect to comment on that. we're not building hotels we're building full friendly units. if mr. king you're the one chronological to speak >> shawn on behalf of the project spokesperson. we view those as welcome good thought-out ideas. so far as the encroachment the promise sponsor will have the standards and protocols and we'll seek out the ideas and flipping the planters is something we'll look at.

whether the planter is 2 and a half or 3 and to keep the view to protect the ground floor unit. i'm absolutely delighted to hear the continuation of last weeks meeting ultimate i resulted in going forward >> i'm happy with those suggestions. i just said to talk about the sidewalk with i'm not sure i trefrpt iowa what commissioner moore said but we have to have a wider sidewalk to anticipate future density and more communication hopefully with mission bay and many of our swauksdz in many parts of the

city are not as generous. i i know that 16 the street is going to be a major corridor and allowing room for bus transit would restrict it a little bit more but on 17th street it wouldn't be a problem. >> the 15 feet for this project comes from the better streets plan, which requires projects of a certain size to do improvements like sidewalk widening and basically every street is categorizations and there are residential street

microwave there could be a mix in this neighborhood so we would require the minimum sidewalk weight be 15 feet. >> just to be clear it's not putting the planters is not in conflict. >> no, it includes street trees and furniture and furnishings and so on. >> thank you that clarifies it. fits not the expense of the weight but using it nor greenery >> just a question for the project sponsor why did you decide to build two separate buildings. >> because of the proximity of the 280 we have a acoustic problem so we decided to put two unit that face the squared and

we have no sound problems. >> i think in the future we have two lots i wouldn't mind those being like two buildings i like the design. i don't think this lot is two large but to have the buildings on one lot would be a finer grade and a commissioner wu >> i'm also supportive of the sidewalk and the commissioners possibly looking at planters according to what the dwp would allow. so i actually move to approve the project with asking staff to work with the project designer on commissioner moore's suggestions >> second. >> commissioner.

>> yes. maybe it's only my impression but are we getting a lot of requests prominently to approve residential within the u m u and if that's the case perhaps staff can take a look at that and perhaps give us some memo. i'm afraid the entire thing is going to turn into residential >> call the question, please. >> commissioners on that motion to approve the plan with conditions to include a condition that the staff continue to work with the sponsor on improved privacy open the ground floor. >> on that motion (calling names)

. >> i think the way we say the motion left out that we're not just talking about the ground floor on pennsylvania avenue we're talking about all the upper floors facing the kwaurdz where bedroom unit asked the planter to be flipped away from the squared edge and the - edge. >> okay. on that amended motion then (calling names) so so moved that commissioners that places you on item this or

that for case no. 13002 c at the bayshore boulevard requests for authorization. >> your second. >> if you're ready. good afternoon, commissioners erica from planning staff. you have before you to establish a formula retail grocery stores doing business as a retail

building and within an zoning district and a visitation special east. it has a reconfiguration of the assessor parking lot to have additional landscaping and the closure of one criteria. we have received 6 comments and it provides immediate access to a greater assess of goods and services. they must talk about the formula uses and the formula retailer services and the citywide within the district. the commission must consider the capability of the aesthetic

character of the district. a survey within the nc district revealed there are two similar retail outdoors and 5 vacant commercial spaces within the district. they far outnumber the rezoning district. given the vntsdz discussed staff recommended approval to allow the establishment of a formula retail use, expansion of park in excess of the amount in the codes. that concludes my presentation i'm available for questions >> project sponsor. >> good afternoon knickers mar counsel for the project. here to speak for bill coil and

the director of construction also present is our architecture the architect for the project and my colleague who's a lee lot younger than i i'd be lost without her. as you can see from the staff report in your commission package we come here with the part. >> of staff and numerous companies including the visitation valley project and the san francisco brown bombers. we also come with the support of any residents. as a consequence we hope this will be a non-controversial matter and we'll make our team available to answer any questions. as ms. jackson said its on

bayshore boulevard. the building open the site as constructed as a safe way grocery stores and included an asphalt parking lot. it's with the retailer company. prior to this site it was used by safe way including big lots. grocery outlet seeks this retail space and therefore they require a land use in order to open for business on this site. they will be providing 50 off street parking spaces. although those spaces currently exist in the asphalt lot the determination it was required for the most recent opulent i

occupant hadn't used those. the groceries is a third generation owned business established in 1946. they're known for providing low-cost option forces their customers they have fresh vegetation and meat and other items.