dignities. >> commissioner walker please. so i'm ready to vote and uphold the steps and action i think there's an avenue with the board of appeals and with the proper permit polarization to legalize the sooner we do that the sooner on the rod a legalization i feel like i'm really glad it's built 80 up to building code we don't have jurisdiction on that i think what's before us did our staff act properly in re sending the certificate of occupancy they've realized that was issued incorrectly that's what we're here to look at so if indeed like i said if the staff acted skrej it's simple they looked

appropriately we'll take the proper action to legalize the action i think the rest of that is not relevant. >> commissioner lee. >> i'm on to continuing this to look at a little bit more it appears that the 3 r the original report was issued based on some sort of reason by the inspector in the department to say that's an illegal or proper unit and somehow later on couldn't find the documentation so that's why the certificate was revoked so i'm on to continuing this and let see if we can find more. >> okay. so we - commissioner walker we have two motions on

the floor. >> i don't have one. >> do i want to make a motion. >> i want to uphold that dignities based on the records we've been presented and based on the legal use of this building as a shed and there's no other information before us other than the fact it was occupied a residential illegal. >> so then the trailing of the motion will be to continue. >> can i get a second on commissioner walker's motion. >> seeing none can we get a second on commissioner lees motion to second. >> there's a there is a motion and a second to continue this item any public comment on the motion. >> i ask we set a date certain sometimes in the next 5 to 8

weeks to have a target date. >> would the commissioner lee. >> let's continue to the next march meeting. >> perfect, thank you. >> i'm just this is unorthodox. >> i want to be considered a party to this proceeding in the future because it was initiated by me and it effects me greatly 0 in the future proceedings i ask i be allowed to be considered a party as the landlords are. >> duly noted guarantee don't know if i can inclusive and you could instruct your concerted to send a notice for the next meeting. >> i will. >> okay so call the question. >> so the motion to continue the item to the march 8 meeting

do a roll call vote commissioner president mccarthy commissioner vice president mar commissioner clinch commissioner lee commissioner mccray p xherpg commissioner walker no. >> the motion hospitalization carries 6 to one. >> thank you. >> item number 8 discussion on the planning department project team. >> why not pull the trigger on this one.

>> commissioner good afternoon dan with the planning department commissioner president mccarthy and commissioner vice president mar excuse me. congratulations on our reelections thank you for having the planning staff here today on the next item which is i'll state significantly less indicative i'm joined by the assistant director. >> i know i saw you on the commission that you have to come and share this this will be good news. >> it's a bit of good news we think so commissioners we at the planning department have developed and exploited as you seen on the screen a small project team a new avenue we've

developed like everything it come out of our department those days we have an acronym let's talk about this commission this plot as you know is largely in response to what you see on the screens the numbers are staggering the -

our response to this is not only to hire more bodies to do the work and do so quickly but to bring those bodies and a on and direct them strategize we'll talk about that but right now know we have 5 staff assigned to it today with other body in the

next coming months so what an i take it to the question we deal in small projects and small projects is one that does not require a mandatory hearing with the zoning administrator that is you're working definition of small we're doing our best to use the team and that's how we're spinning that cap mronldz that fall through the team are appendixes and - or the abc those are traditionally referrals that don't involve physical construction but the

action hair contemplating taking it consistent with the planning code those are particularly notable we see these at the tail end of a urban project and someone is waiting to up up their 0 shop and windup waiting for months and months and months for the finally blessing right now moving those to quickly our last slide speaks to how quickly we're doing that oar the plot is decreasing our processing times and my measure is working pretty well the assignment time are down to the two to three week this is done 6 months and started happening about a week later some cases more or less

but this captures some efficiency we're passing those savings on to our applicant i want to make one point this team is geared towards small projects because we're taking smaller projects off the decks of people working in a range but the larger project that are levy alone filling are the priorities themselves this is devoted to the smaller projects a tangible increase to the speed in this we deal with our larger project as well commissioners thailt that's all i have again, i'm joined by my colleague liz who is directly managing the swat team we'll be happy to hear our comments. >> commissioner mar i knew you'd have some questions. >> thank you for the

presentation it was going to here i'm glad there are a lot of small homeownerships i was wondering in the information the contact for that people in that area is pubically noticed and if we could get it presentation in writing and the contact numbers for us when we're out among the community groups and small homeownerships we can say hey go here and do this are try to get in through this program

this is more self-pro tem's. >> thank you commissioner mar to be can defended we're 2 and a half months in we want to get our feet wet to see if this is going to be a program that will be successful we're seeing small projects that have an impact and look forward to having a press release we're telling the public we're flagging information at the counterpart not to get stubble upstairs and initially troinld directly to mia any my office we want to do whatever outreach again, our focus to really in our current department boom making sure the small allergy is not disprototyping

booted by the permit diversity. >> commissioner walker. >> wonderful we just talk about a change of use issue on those like the residential because we are in such a crisis around housing it's important to have a speedy process more so to evaluate those types of situations of affordable units but a big focus i've pay attention to the change of use in industrial areas with the technology sector coming in and the it's complicated to try and pull apart what was what that of the manufacturers versus what is technology and so it generally is around the density of use and the effect that flows from it how are the departments working when we get a project that comes

in for a tenant improvement in an industrial area is there a special evaluation to determine what's been going on as audits stayed from an application do you gave me at that level especially in the industrial areas. >> yes. absolutely so our planning staff is awe cul-de-sack conscious about the industrial areas wherever the existing use is somewhere along the industrial or warehouse sometime of that nature there's absolutely heightened scrutiny on the projects we've coached our staff is there is not concrete evidence we'll wrap up those and take a deeper look at the investigation if i may to our point you you were previously mentioning we're using our small

project team to deal with the legalization permits that i know that our department are working on to manage we're pulling outing those out of the accuses to get in and out the doors quickly. >> thank you. >> so on the outreach i think for a lot of particularly not so much the small builders when you do this kind of program which have been first of all i want to commend the department for you can thinking outside the box i know for years and years you've been hearing complaint about what treat this is as the same and downtown this is a go step forward in my schools they use architect that are not necessarily they work in town a so on and so forth is there an

outreach program to the professionals it start there the building dictate the miranda of work that is going to be done in their home if you do on within the effective it is going to be a lot less of a journey and courage the hoernlz to walk within the envelope. >> so right now the outreach is public information current and folks come into i come in and ask questions before they fully develop their plan we're working with our existence team to figure out a strategy to target those folks not on the frequent fliers and i think of concrete ways to make sure that it requires how the 0 outreach but we're all easier and want to make sure we spread the word so if you have very specific groups you want to recommend we'll

reach out. >> is there a separate line. >> right now you have to stand physically in the same line but once you sit down with the team they physically pick up the permits from dbi we're talking about a couple of days this really starts on day one with the triage when it happens. >> thank you. >> so just to build on this question your point is the point of the commissioners is very well taken we need to do the outreach to the shareholders one of the things ♪ particular case meat for laurmd its an auto pistol people don't have to know about this we have an offer to date idiot the last

2 and a half months we've taken one hundred and 70 building permits gotten those and sent them on their way and 55 gotten them out of the way with the additional outreach in the coming days and weeks maybe an opportunity to increase those numbers further. >> i think it will go a lot way commissioner mar to our point of you pushing process it will be streamlined and play out in many, many good what did you say i appreciate you coming out here once again i saw you presenting that to the sxhauk i thought we needed it. >> any public comment on item 8 seeing none, item 9 update on

the department of building inspection feasibility study. >> so commissioner walker i'm sorry commissioner walker because we're going to losing some of our commissioners one of the items he wants to do. >> he wants to move 12 and 13 to 9 and the next one to 10 that's correct. >> are we're going to hear number 9 or 13.

>> eject commissioner walker thanks for the advance notice. >> decisions on project at 3250 is staff wanting to comment. >> good afternoon, commissioners i'm here to report on a project 2350, 21st will street and give you a little bit of an outreach or block 3607 currently is detached dwelling built in 1924 a wood frame construction located in the be liberty height with burrow it street to the west and beginning on january 22nd a total of 11

permits were issued for a mold and seismic struggling and the original contractor was able to obtain the first two permits and the record butler objected 7 permits in addition two permits were obtained to install strirlgz of the 9 permits reviewed all were planned checked and in total 7 structural engineers and 5 board of directors and four mechanic engineers approved the plans for the project the total plan is pill $1.8 million and in addition the followinging department city planning completed the fire reviews and puc compleltd 3 refunds the

department of public works completed 5 reviews as well as issuance of street permits fire department completed 3 separate reviews of the 4 permits and 7 over the counter and two submitted also noted the project is completed 14 special inspects through a third did not party the first permit application 2013 was to remodel kitchen and 6 bathrooms for the permits of $65,000 and this was revised and new permit 201410129 for the district inspector so for an additional amount and the second building permit application number 201312813 was new habitable space that excludes

the half bath and laundry and wine room and wet bar and added a half bath on the second, cider third and fourth pleasure a seismic upgrade with stucco in place in kind and side notification the cost was $720000 when this was reviewed the estimate cost based on marshall psychiatrist evacuates is $91 a square feet the total area of habitable space is times by $91,208,000 thousands it was determined to be seismic for the building code that add to the seismic from blood vessel and create a space for the dbi engineer that plain checked it and p l f times by a dollar and

789 per pound comes to 18 thousand 9 hundred and material costs regarding the foundation only a couple of small grade beams or seismic resistance this doesn't add to the significant cost of the project and the third project application 2013 plus was first, second and third additions to the rear and side i want to point out roughly a little bit less than half to extend the garage with the a significantly lower cost we've considered replacing the events and donor messengers and a at the second and third the cost $750,000 and the opinion of the department was a reasonable evaluation fourth permit was out for the

notice of violation for 2013 to replace in kind and the original upgrade on the petition the cost was thirty thoughts established by the building inspector that wrote the notice of violation the fifth permit application 2014 plus relocation of dormer under the application total cost for has been paid under the previous permit and 6 and permit 9 are fire permits their reviewed and priced by the san francisco fire department and their costs were $39,000 13 thousand respectfully and they would have been to install an

independent line and meter for the strirlgz and the fire alarm system the 7th permit is a reroofing permit some work to the roof and chimney at the cost of $30,000 a a the permit for the habitable bathroom to the floor and convert existing roof to my left at rear east the cost is $25000 and originally the project sponsor attempted to get this passed we were pretty much it was an attic and couldn't show evidence that the attic was liveable habitable space we told them they'll have to come back

and legalize it they do and the cost onsite was $25,000 tenth permit i've talked about it you wanted the cost of permit and an additional $108,000 we sent a separate inspector out to walk the job near the end he figured under 8 thousands what correct the other permits to add the air conditioning to the house and they put con determinations and he everything sat on the roof the cost was 35 there's and the total of $1.8 million the estimated cost was based marshall psychiatrist a nationally recognized savior we're part of i'll be happy to answer any questions. >> thank you mr. sweeney commissioner mar and i'll sit close by the way, so on the 11

permits those are all over the counter from the department or 3 came from planning. >> two came from planning but there was other plans where planning signed off over the counter. >> those were not the 11 nos. >> two. >> two. >> which two. >> item 3 was and i believe to legalize the. >> yeah. can you tell me the councilman of work and not the numbers i've lost track. >> the third one was the addition on the first floor was about i don't know if you take the hallway and the garage that's 50 percent of it and that is what we refer to as

unoccupyable spates. >> so they changed the garage. >> they've enlarged it. >> okay. this was the foundation. >> partially and that would have been the foundation work attached. >> and the other one and that was also add a half bath and bedroom and giving them the second floor is the added into the existing dining room and most of it was terrace work a bay window was added to the east territories and on 0 the i have no speaker cards a small edition extend the terrace and bedroom 3. >> so the second one was 311 notices given out was there an extension of the footprint. >> building permit number 2. >> okay.

>> and what's the square footage difference from the first of the original to the final? the square footage >> i believe it is less than 2 thousand square feet. >> of inhabitable spates. >> by you have to consider a lot of the space that was underneath the house we consider that it wasn't yeah. it was part of how did part of the building envelope and essentially what we did was gutted the house and added a series of steel beams and wooden frames and beams the purpose to give the interior of the house to open it up not so much boxy like a