the negative effects fortunately i think there's a way forward we won't be here except the project sponsor is not open to dialog and compromise within the last two weeks we've asked for a professional mediator to come to an accomodation that all the neighbors want to see the project developed while to see work done on the site myself and the another neighbors request you take dr for the project and the important matters we've discussed in consideration. >> is there any additional public comment seeing none, project sponsor our team has 5

minutes arrest. >> come on come on come on hello there commissioners thank you for having us today, i'm the owner and architect of the project before you and this is my wife susan and my two wonderful daughters and my father who's here mom couldn't be here but my father will be living at the residence as well i've been a resident of north beach over 20 years and essentially as a renter and this

represents an opportunity for my wife and i to become first time homeowners so we have a family it's important to us we month to month met with the dr requesters the oswald's ones on the roof to see the view issue they're mostly concerned with and it's been from the beginning it's about the deck of theirs on the roof and the view from it we're also met with other neighbors multiple times over the last and a half we're excited been the overwhelming support of the community and the north beach organization nullify the president had to leave because the time but the association is also in support and other friends and neighbors here people of the community can

you please stand we would like to thank you for coming out tonight maybe those who are not part of us could please sit arrest based on the concerns we've made significant changes before submitting we've worked with the planning department it's a straightforward project that compliepz with the residential guidelines and after several designs it was supported that i the design team our plan stance on its oppose merits this is a picture of the block face with the subject our home here in the middle i don't know can you see that there you go a home in the middle this is the dr requesters building on the

right and another 4 story building on the left the whole block has a series of large buildings on the street we're trying to do the four story buildings on the block here are some of the concessions we had a 3 store front not unlike that to the neighbors of the these o oswald's we've revised that increasing the sent on the third story and making on effort to consideration of the views of the neighbors from the rear this issue was clearly an issue for the dr requester the penthouse for the stairs and elevators accessibility is very important my mother can't walk those days is wheelchair bound to the

project to something like that open guardrails to improve the conditions as far as light and to this property here is our property relative to the mid block open space we don't impact that nor enjoy the open space i'd like to say that all the buildings have no light wells or only one light well, we're the only house to introduce two light wells to the property this is showing the area of variance it's behind and explicit comploech that is the

neighbors building beyond and how our floors relate to the subject property and another way to look at the how the property fits into the block face you figure those buildings would step up we're at the apex in the hill if i put this on an apples to apples the dr requesters building is taller in conclusion i wanted to say there's no basis for a discretionary review we've done everything to awe dress their concerns. >> let's up open up for supporters. >> good evening, commissioners and commissioner president wu and the members of the committee i'm here to offer my strong

support for 312 green street i'm not a paid consulate just a friend because of the practicing architecture here in san francisco and lend my expertise and put a project sponsors opinion as my professional opinion there's no basis to allow this to move forward it represents significant compromises to the neighbors that is consistent with the residential guidelines and most important there's no exceptional circumstances meriting the discretionary review authority in viewing the design the immediate combination is for stwnldz as deemed the overall

scale and design and administration pattern is in character there was a question raise about the elevation measure from the sidewalk curve. >> it's about - and whether he had the correct elevation from measuring it from the curve i went out there this morning with professional layers equipment and murder it in the center the block not on the edges that's an 8 and a half inch difference he has an oversized living room and when he summit to plans to dbi he'll reduce the floor by 8 and a half inches it is well below so it will remain the same it's a non-issue in terms of

concessions they will remove their stair way and some of the par fits and in consideration of the roof he added a second light well, he wasn't required to do it has a severe impact on an 18 and a half foot. >> in terms of the surveillance the subject building any lights on the block therefore has extraordinary and exceptional circumstances that - i ask you to support the surveillance there's no reason for delaying this project there's no extraordinary circumstances and - >> thank you. next speaker.

>> hello, i'm peter i'm an architect in san francisco not a paid that consultant i know him over 22 years and i have historic background a family and raised kids in san francisco bruins is a great resident of san francisco he's a success story where i live he's been here over two decades and was able to purchase a home and raise at that family he got married and he started to do the design and had a baby his wife got pregnant and all the time this project has been contested by mr. oswald i know i represent several projects you know i do this

amendment i meet because which the bruno reached out several times and this project has been contentious with one of the more aggressive neighbors i've heard we deal with the process and brewer no has a process that has been reviewed by itself residential design team and gone through all the processes in working in design we do this we go through the process and meet all the process and made numerous compromises by the scale and reducing the scale beyond as an architect where the neighbors have had story

buildings with two phases where there are larger designs and exactly what the neighbors have but scaled back one thing i've also mentioned i issued a letter there is numerous complaints about the folks that filed the dr he said helogically installed a window and he going down the process there was numerous complaints about the dr - he's not a neighbor so there are numerous complaints on file theirs to live in the neighborhood and be here for a long time and everything has been reviewed and compiles with

the residential guidelines and the department thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. and hello good afternoon or good evening. i'm ron i'm an architect i have lived in the city for over 18 years i've have had i'm blessed with the good fortune of not only living here but raising my family here i consider myself living a dream of living in a city that i love a dream of raising my family in the city in this great city and bruno they have dreams too their dreams were set in motion about three years ago they reached it out to the neighbors you have before you a design that's been carefully takes into

account all the comments and input if the community and approved by the residential design team but taken a lot to get to this day a lot of work and time a lot of effort and i think that can't be overstated about a year ago i attended that one of their neighborhood meetings i saw first hand some of the opposition that is dr applicant raised they were unreasonable he expressed no cubic crimping or response to the project as any way of moving forward, in fact, he talked about how his property would be diminished in value and evaluated that with

the diminished value of his property taking money out of his bank account to extend his property including standing out in front of his property at the end of the meeting we were very stunned to hear those kind of comments i've never heard this kind of language coming out of that meeting but it crystallized in our minds jack's staunch opposition despite this we reached out to the neighbors to no avail and no response from jack's side they want to raise their family there and have a dream birthdays and graduation and really allow them to live their dream and approve this project today thank you.

>> thank you. next speaker. hi, i'm briggs the brother of his wife i'm not a san francisco resident i moved here to oakland about a year ago and i partly moved here because of my sister while they build a family there's been a question about how much support they have in the neighborhood and i'm looking here at the list of 50 different people that have written letters in support of the project those are long letters it speaks to the kind of people that bruno and susan are i think that's all i have to say i hope you approve that.

>> thank you. next speaker. >> hello, i'm brigitte cantor sister to my brother bruno a long time resident of north beach i'd like to read an excerpt in a letter of support from one individuals that bryce mentioned from an adjacent owner occupant directly west of the subject building from miriam phillip's and they're at 342 green street this is a letter of the quality support for the residential reconstruction on green street we've assumed that one day it would be remodeled workplace a additional story we've seen the expansion of the improvements to the east at 310 and 308 the reconstruction on green will

have a significant impact on our property but we support it because 312 owners susan and bruno cvs have worked to mitigate the impact it is in regards to our light well and roof-deck we've been meeting r with bruno and susan and they've been to our home to express their concerns their latest plans given they're adding two floors to their building we understand the building inspection is recommending the top floor we don't have a strong opinion but we don't expect the change to effect us one way or another with with regards miriam and charles. >> next speaker

>> good evening. i'm bryant i live telegraph hill for 12 years i'm an old roommate of bruno i'd like to take the tint i know that time is limited i'd like to go through the list of support of individuals when the north beach association, responding and helmet and miriam phil's and charles and teresa johnson and lauren gray williams and sharon mendosa and natalie and john doe i didn't and peter and craig and jan and mike dar

darla danny heather, rebecca and reaping and allen la away listen and matthew and lisa and jackie and sam grant and denice and jose and annabel bryant me cantor and matt, heather johnson and claudia so each one of those individuals have written a letter in support many are recipe at north beach as well as business owners.

>> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> i'm a long time resident and property owner during the development of my property i faced a lot of issues with the city and bruno helped me as i was going through my project site when i learned he was facing difficulties i came forward watching my neighbors over 89 years old as passing on and new generations are coming in it's beautiful to so someone who's committed to our neighborhood bruno is doing this

to raise his family i had last year accusations i said this is my home and that's what bruno is trying to do so create a space for to raise his children as well as his parents that are living under the roof as well i hope you'll support this project thank you. >> thank you. next speaker. i'm a resident and homeowner in the north beach neighborhood we own a condominium a 5 soft story building and it's a soft story unit we are mandated by the city and bruno i've known bruno for

17 years but bruno did the assessments and explicit charge us in any way, shape, or form and he did an excellent job he's a man of integrity his family is looking to build their home and live and breath and pivot in the neighborhood they're looking to beautify that neighborhood when anothers are looking for profit i strongly support their project thank you. >> next speaker >> good evening. i'm mrs.

garland brunn north america no has been a friend and i recently met his wife and newborn drought when i became aware of the arrogant bullying that was go on in his quest for a variance i offered to help you building the dr requester has misrepresented the facts tried ever tactic to delay the process and has flown roadblocks in the path of the surveillance with bruno and susan he's tried to cast aversion on their character they don't live in their home on green it's yet to be remodeled instead they're forced to rent an apartment elsewhere there

oswald the owner on green allegations to live at 310 green yet his facebook sifts says he's prominent residence is in fields burger the the canning terrors have a maid concessions i heard from another neighbor actively a police officer that at the preapplication meeting october 7th riffling mr. oswald said if he had a gun he wishes he had it with him report for 310 green this year unanimous complaints filed against him for abandonment of construction i look at that street to get to the embarcadero

it's the incredible hulk and the complaints against for the abandonment of construction were not filed by the cantor and in fact it appears that the construction and the remodeling at 310 green the oswald property has taken close to 10 years and 312 green indicates the previous owner had a problem with an insult of his light well and that has not been remediated. >> is there any additional public comment in support of the

project sponsor seeing none, dr requester you have a two minute rebuttal. >> thank you rather than personal attacks we have simple effects from the immediate neighbors the proposed structure will clouding crowd the immediate area if the project moves ahead it will be incapable and block light and encroach what exceptional and exiled circumstances mean tripling the size to build one of the largest homes on the smallest lot why do we want to degrade a solar panel place the expansion is needed for the family how are those

circumstances extraordinary and exceptional already lacking a rear yard area this rildz open neighbors for the light and air hinders the sun for hours and further drives the offer tendency for financial gain it can't accommodate the inappropriate plan without complovp properties and the project sponsor has not limited to fraudulent plans it appears one foot shorn o shorter than it is this requires the conditional use for the residential guidelines and that saying we ask you to grant our request for discretionary review and bring it in guidelines to fully

complying for the set back of the rear yard thank you. >> thank you project sponsor you have a two minute rebuttal. >> well, there's been a lot of talk before or after back and forth the set backs are appropriate there's no real relationship to the middle block open space we've made considerations for light and privacy to our neighbors including accident solar panels which our property will have a major impact and the city doesn't protect solar panels we've done so much

outreach to the community and it's unfortunate this neighbor will not work with us on a serious basis we've not done anything other than propose our proposal and work with the neighbors that will work with us and the dr requester b will not work with us we've worked with the residential design team to augment our building to taking into consideration some of these concerns that have been brought up there's no f ar remit for this residential district my neighbor has had a 4 thousand square feet house we're asking for a modest 3 thousand square feet no less and i mean we've done everything we can here and i don't think the process