and afford 24 additional square feet of plants and son. this doesn't meet the change and mr. brown can expand his square footage the same as other mansions. it was done as san francisco legal specks but a one-size-fits-all lou law is not a fit. when you look at the proportionality it's massive. this is even convertible this is 25 feet i don't know why those are equal i measured them this morning >> we've done everything we could. >> thank you sir, your time is up. >> thank you. >> i want to call names of speakers in supportive of the

dr. >> (calling names). >> if your name has been called feel free to approach the podium. >> i'm tamara i'm phil's one of but my speaking for tor i didn't downstairs who lives at the 254 eureka street. this statement is to request the planning department not to allow the expansion as currently proposed but to require the owner richard brown to consultant with his neighbors with a plan that has the approval of the immediate neighbors. indian it the planning department as required the owner of 238 eureka to mitigate the extension to the front of the

house. peroxide the attic extension is only visual from the street thus keeping the integrity of the vieshlt. but my understanding which the drawings has significant impacts of the rear building to the neighborhood. it's extended to 10 feet of stairs and the second floor is 24 feet and its third floor again extends further. it reduces the neighborhoods light and impacts on the overall integrity of the back home where it intrudes into a park like spates and boo would reduce the significant quality of life. the plan looks at this and i

strongly ask you to look at this at the rear. i have concerns about the parking on the street extending it to approximately 4 thousand 82 square feet approximately two times about equivalent increase the numbers of cars. while the city limits the number of permits 2 per how old is doesn't limit the amount of cars. this is again, this is torrey spanking my neighbor i bought any home in 2006 and didn't change the footprint and i didn't extend it because of the

makes sense requests. i do recognize that any neighborhood changes over time but i hope the city mgdz the changes to make sure the changes are characteristic of the neighborhood >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> my name is james frost i will u i live on eureka street i 3ru6r7d there in 1984 i raised two son and the oldest teaches and this you young one is a partner with me in a smoking gun in san francisco. i'm very invested in this city. and i'm acquit concerned with the direction our cities going with the housing stock for for a fact for folks like my son. i've worked here since 1975 and

witnessed many changes over the years. i'm not opposed to change. many of my neighborhood including myself have modified our homes. i built a one story edition and didn't build a second because of my neighbors. i'm opposed to the proposed project as it now stand for two reasons. first and foremost i believe this project will change 238 from a house that blends with the prominent size of the rest of the homes on our block and it few people will be able to live in. and the multiple decks that will rise above the yards.

i hope this panel will consider more than justice this how this building will look like from the street. we must consider this what this will do to affordable housing stoke in this neighborhood and i and how it will impact the quality of life. i believe their talking about 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms i'm not sure why this is. it puts housing stock. my kids have been searching for a place to live they fortunately have found places but this is making a footprint it's only the super rich are going to be able to afford >> president fong and

commissioners i'm bob, i live on eureka. i want to add my voice to object to the scale and a inappropriationness of the scale. the 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms and an elevator is not in scale with our neighborhood. it's not in character with san francisco. this amaze to a tear down. the facade is being saudi but i this this mcmansion i think it's called moreover the whole neighborhood is going to have to suffer from one of our neighbors. i ask the commission not to inflict this on our neighborhood. thank you

>> thank you. next speaker, please. >> president fong and members of the board. i'm michael and my partner and i own 246 erect the property directly to the south of the subject property. with that yep. right over here this back mudroom this back shed is glass fitting that's the way we bought it for the last 38 years and it formed our kitchen it's basically where we eat and live etc. it's open this would be mr. britain's house all of this would be put in darkness because of the new yiths that will cut off our light and privacy and

again, we feel the bulk of it is inappropriate. the rear of our highway getting the glass all of this will be intrusive on us. we're now above him because of the way the hill is he'll be above us. one of the things he'll be above us in our upstairs bathroom we have a window that is light and sky etc., this year this will be closed in a well. so we'll not have access to the outside. again, we brought this up to brown mr. brown he responded with frosted glass but only the

changes he wants. >> hello, i'm a resident on eureka street been there for 40 years. we've been there long-term. it's a wonderful block and about how far architecture in our view this project is out of scale with the existing neighborhood. we've been able to accommodate two children by adding a room down and it's been adequate. this neighborhood we've all worked together and tried to honor each other's view vuks projects have been sensitive to the nodes even if neighborhoods. we feel this is out of scale

with our neighborhood. if this is approved then the next house to sell will be wanting to be remodeled and soon we've lost the character of our neighborhood. thank you very much. >> are there any additional speakers in support of the dr. okay. seeing none. project sponsor, please. >> good afternoon president fong and honorable commissioners. i'm the owner on eureka and proposing the project also my project architect is here if you have questions. i've covered some points i could

use the old as well. project goals the reason i'm doing this expansion have numerous. address need for familiar editions and work requirements. there are two of us living in the home and i use one for office and equipment etc. address family and friends for disabled access. my parents are elderly with a likely possibility they'll be moving in with me. i have a friends in wheelchairs and my friend is in one. i can't host family events

holidays because people can't get into my home. address for more than amenities one goal is to restore the facade it's currently stucco. naturally i adhere to the planning code and contagious advantage for other opportunities during this process. so project development. the project was developed over several months working with my architecture firm and also the planning department. so there right quite a bit of feedback that we received from the planning department that was morpd into this project. so you know there's been things about out of control development but because we're adhering to

the guidelines i don't think that's the case. we have certain restrictions. the up slope prevents development 2349s garbage space. the basement space that was a method to expand the house that was done it's not possible the planning department said we can't build a house out to the sidewalk. so we can't go that route. preservation of cabled rooflines to required to increase the set back and the rear set back so those designed were all incorporated. those several pictures of the front facade. i wanted to include one more. this is the further up the block

and further down the block than the ones in our packet. so this the the additional fade what it's going to look like. in that more narrow angle it's on the near side of the street as well as the far side. 311 notification process during that notification process only 3 households contacted the project architect or myself. and we had met with those folks and tried to work out you know where we could make changes. skipping adopt to the third point. wool do the second. we have full approval from the

residential guidelines from the residential design team review and also the planning department. we've included an increase set back on the north side of the edition due to the staircase busing because the staircase goes down it decreases the sunlight. the project was reviewed by the eureka valley neighborhood association both jack heating and judith. during the process indication >> sir, your time is up. >> calling now speakers that are in support of the project sponsor

(calling names). >> good day commissioners i'm betty brown and this is my husband and we're rick browns parents i've had both composed replaced and my husband is 87 on medication and has had a stroke. rick is helping to pay our financial bills and for the last several years has spent a lot of his vacation time helping us with duties. we find we depend upon on him moore. we're fortunately, we live

individually and rick is including space for plans to make it easier for us to get around. that removes so much worries about our uncertain future. having an elevator will help because our son in law is in a chore. thank you for listening and your consideration >> speakers in support of the project. >> hello, i'm cindy beck and i'll be read into the record a statement for a lady who's in a wheelchair. commissioners that is the letter

from her. i'm unable to attend the commission meeting so i ask a statement to e be read. i'm not a resident on the street, however, rick brown and i have been friends we've been visited to each other's homes. but due the to the homes on hills few homes are assessable that were rick told me of his neighbors concerns. after reviewing those i want to express my support for rick's project. the edition of an elevator will help me to visit his home.

if he can make it's third floor assessable to a bathroom i would appreciate that. this is not something extravagant. thank you for your consideration and my gut into our decision you thank you >> thank you. hi, good afternoon. i'm mike i'm read into the record a statement for an acquaintance of mine. my name is kim george i live across the street from eureka. i ask my statement be read. in their opinion the proposed renovation will cybill improve the looks on the home.

i've been contacted by both parties involved and have reviewed the plans mold. i was upset to see that miss misleading information was sent out about this project. i've seen copies of the letters from the planning department. for example, in one of the jazz letter he falsely quotes the planning department as saying the project is and this is a quote from the planning commission not good to say the least. it rebels a battleship for the decks and balconies. thank you

>> president fong and commissioners thank you for thank you for the opportunity. i'm bill pope i'm a resident of douglas street i live a block from mr. brown. i've known him for 15 years. i've looked at the plans and several e-mails back and forth and i'm surprised we're here. it shows a house of 26 hundred square feet. it didn't seem like a motor vehicle mansion to me the front facade not being touched it was far enough from the sidewalk not to be up setting. the side elevator you can't see. i'm at a loss awhile we're here.

he's been a honest and problem solver i can't believe that this hadn't been worked without a public hearing but here we are. my thoughts are the planning department with the limited experience i have with my own project those are professional people. they know the code and try to balance the needs of the city and a take into account the concerns of neighborhoods. they spent a year looking at this. everything i've seen in the dr has been addressed and the planning department residential design and historical preservation says that is the best we can do. i don't know what we can solve by rehashing what we've enliven

both. i don't think this is a motor vehicle mansion. mr. curb way sent me an e-mail of concern and mr. brown can look into his backyard you can't live very close to people without looking at their backyard but as a neighbor so long as the outside of the house doesn't change when walking down the street it looks consistent with the neighborhood. they've looked at this and they're giving their best option so i hope you'll take that into

account >> any other - >> good afternoon, commissioners i'm jack i'm a long-term resident in the district and have a property on erect street i fully support the relocate it looks fantastic. thank you >> thank you. i'm paul i live cross the street when i think my number may have been included and one of the supports of dr was incorrect. i support the project it's atkins an improvement to the neighborhood. the remodeled house will be in character. i believe what happened in the past it should be matched to the

neighborhood housing. the owners been sensitive to the planning code and even though concerned stated to him. also the neighborhood this block does have american people eclectic building of sides and height. there's no pure form of residential structure so it's in character thank you. >> thank you. any more speakers in support of the project. okay. if not d r requester you have a 2 minute rebuttal. >> as a planning commissioner, i heard it was eloquent.

he can expand his house and not disrupt the mansions. we've tried to talk with him and spent thousands of dollars and tried to talk to him and he went inside and closed the door. he's accommodate but he blocks our windows on both sides. he's willing to paint it white so it is reflect of light he feels is sufficient. it's up to you whether san francisco goes mcmansion or not but i see that i see an aerial of homes being mcmansioned in san francisco it would make the

point. overhead. that's huge. that's beyond huge. and here is our homes illness how much that will stick out it will stick anti 25 feet. heels have balconies and desks that look into our bedrooms and that's creepy. project sponsor you have a two minute rebuttal >> i did want to correct some information. the proposed square feet of the house to 80 is not over 4 thousand i think that includes the ass actinic space and the plan t is four bedrooms it was

mentioned 5. there is an additional parking garage parking space that's been included. the gentleman did visit the home he didn't see anything he expected to see. i wanted to show a comparison of the profile of 234 next door. this area is brown and so the goal was this is an expansion we're not saying it's not we're adding space but trying to keep that expansion close to the building. this area here >> sir, i'm sorry but you need to speak into the microphone. >> this area we're going to cope it close to the outline of

the house. this area is set back a minimum of 5 feet on each side. north side it does because of the stairway this is an area of set back photo. we ask and thank you for your time and ask i considering approval of the project. thank you very much >> thank you. the public hearing is closed commissioner moore. i'd like to suggest to the commission this project is notable for us to be heard today solely based on the faculties not providing the information we need to see the application or the file on behalf of the application. the reasons are at the minimum