that we're talking. >> >> subject that we're talking about just came out of left field baste. i mean all of a sudden the homes were doubling, tripling and more in size and being -- having lived there for so long i like a lot of the charges that happened, but some of these new homes just feel so out of character for this small cul-de-sac street and i would like to see if people are building things that are so sizable that it really gets looked at hard by both the city planning commission and also includes the neighbors because that's one thing that i have heard time and again is that somehow some of these things just got snuck past everybody and the first time you find out how big the project is is when it's finished. thank you very

much. >> thank you. [calling speaker names] if you could get in line and queue up so we could move quickly that would be helpful and move the mic to your mouth. >> i am judith. good afternoon supervisors. i lived in the area at the foot of corona hitings and the valley for years. you have a letter supporting supervisor wiener's efforts to balance the need for housing growth in the city with the needs of settled residential neighborhoods in eureka valley and existing neighborhood character. speaking as a member of the planning and land use committee i wanted to personally thank supervisor wiener and his legislative aid for responding quickly and strongly to the neighbors' request for help. our committee feels that the interim legislation is reasonable and thoughtful and we support it. the affected neighbors and we who are active in these land use matters don't

want to stifle growth in the city and the neighborhood but we want it be respectful of the housing that currently exists in the valley and respectfully the unique kaish reach of the neighborhoods and have strong efforts to preserve affordable housing and the creation of more of it. we don't want the neighbors turned into enclaves of the wealthy and want corona heights and currently diverse to be an [inaudible] on the hill side. we believe that this interim legislation will provide the city and the planning department with an opportunity to produce permanent legislation to address the needs of all concerned in this rapidly changing housing environment in the area in the eureka valley area. we ask you to join supervisor wiener in voting yes on this legislation today. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. [applause] all right. ladies and gentlemen just as a reminder we have a board rule of noaa. applause.

i know it. >> >> kind of takes the fun out of a committee meeting but we have a nice alternative and do spirit fingers that you approve up and move the meeting along. we have a lot of people here and everyone has an opportunity to speak. are we in agreement? all right. there we go. next speaker ed scrubs and followed by henry and dirk. sonya. >> good afternoon. i'm a member of eureka 17th street neighbors, a long-term resident of the castro since 1968 and a homeowner in the castro since 19 79. i strongly urge you to support supervisor wiener's proposed legislation to curb [inaudible] further of proliferation of over sized

housing which too often is poorly designed, ugly and unaffordable for a majority of the people in this room with me today. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker henry. >> good afternoon supervisors. i prepared a three minute and a one minute -- >> i suggest you get it down to two. >> the three minute is so much better but i can't edit it effectively, so first i would like to thank and commend supervisor wiener for introducing this legislation. i don't personally live in the area covered by it but i believe it's a step in the right direction. what our city needs is greater density, not simply larger buildings. the development this legislation targets serve only the needs of an exclusive few. if we let

market forces run ramp end they will shadow every parcel they can buy and unfortunately there doesn't seem to be anyone in the planning department that has the hands on the reigns. if we want to protect the beauty of and character of our city we need to exercise governance. please adopt these controls and consider similar controls in other neighborhoods around the city. thank you. >> thank you. very good henry. dirk. >> good afternoon. i am dirk aguilar and live in the area that would benefit from supervisor wiener's proposed legislation. please allow me to begin by stating my support for remodels that rem brace the character of corona heights and are managed in concert with our community. my support does not extend to massive development that shows no accountability for

the long-term implications on our neighborhood, especially if it doesn't solve the housing challenges anyway. to our immediate left and right are two large developments, 226 and 32or d street. the latter turns a charming hill side house on into a 5,000 square feet single family home. protecting our house, our neighborhood and helping other neighbors has become a part-time job that is costing us tens of thousands of dollars. in action is not an option and in fact it would have been dangerous for the instruct url integrity of our house. the situation has become alarming and we need your help now. i would like to thank supervisor wiener for proposing administration emergency legislation that these are reviewed with neighborhood input. the targets the controls

in the larger thresholds considering the context of our neighborhood. home homeowners can still expand their homes and this meets our need and and will what we want. the respectfully ask the committee to support this legislation and urge the board of supervisors to pass it. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker will will be sonia. [calling speaker names] >> good afternoon. my name is sonia and i live here in beautiful san francisco. allow me to start by saying i am not entirely against development in our neighborhood. however it is quite irritating and frustrating to see developers change the face of the neighborhood without considering the interest of the community. people who move to

corona heights have chosen the neighborhood due to a compelling characteristics. we not only value the diversity of people living here we also love the gardens that are home to a broad variety of plants flowers and trees and animals. building massive single family homes in corona heights and korbet heights must stop and letting the developers to profit at the expense of the community would be a mistake. we cannot risk that the neighborhoods become a concrete jungle and not allow the people that won't live in the neighborhoods destroig the charm of our streets. reasonably priced houses is what the neighborhood wants. these homes are not sustainable whether they meet environmental codes. let's live up to our

reputation and be a role model in terms of environmental stewardship. we owe it to the next generation. it's not a win-win situation. the house next to us, 1700 square feet single family house recently done with drawings for a [inaudible] single family home. if it's developed as plan it would have a substantial impact on our investment. why not add afford believe units and please support supervisor wiener's legislation and controlling the growth in these areas. >> thank you very much. [calling speaker names] >> hi. i am fab dl. ola and i am supportive of the legislation. you have heard today that massive developments are increasing pervasive in our charming neighborhood. we feel

that scott wiener's legislation will provide controls that ensure a thoughtful reasoned approach to review of these proposals without stopping development all together. they will allow for strong neighborhood input and we are the ones living with the changes and homeowners are able to improve their homes for their expanding families and needs so we urge you to support the legislation and to vote yes. >> thank you. robert herman. >> [inaudible] >> that works as well. >> [inaudible] >> sure. either microphone works. they're both live. >> hello. good afternoon. my name is robert herman. architect who lives at number 5 vulcan stairway in the midst of the zone. i would like to thank supervisor wiener very much for

introducing these interim controls. i would like to speak only to the 3,000 square feet upper limit. our architectural practice has designed thousands of urban apartments, many of which are three bedroom units of only 1200 to 1300 square feet so 3,000 square feet is more than ample and would be appropriate for maintaining existing delicate neighborhood contextual scale. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker. susie culver. >> hello supervisors. thank you so much for hearing us today and thank you scott wiener. i also live on vulcan on just above ord and lived there for 15 years and moved there because of the character of the neighborhood. i grew up in

presidio heights in a large house, 4,000 square feet and most of which was never used and i know what it takes to raise a family in the city. our neighbors at number 3 vulcan have lived there for 50 years and they raised four children in a home very much the same square footage as ours which is 750 square feet so the argument saying that this ordinance would limit the ability of families to live in the neighborhood doesn't ring true. it seems that the controls that are suggested still leave plenty of latitude for existing families and new families to add on as they need to while maintaining the cozy and intimate scale of the neighborhood so thank you for considering this ordinance. >> thank you. next speaker is steve clark hall. robert mold followed by nancy peoples,

philip crawford and joyce washinger. >> i am a long-term resident in the area for more than half of my life and called home inside the proposed area. i'm going to be the biggest downer in this meeting and with that being said i do support scott and his efforts to keep 6,000 square feet single family resident denses in this neighborhood where they don't belong and i hope you're supportive of this and i recognize it's interim legislation and get the rules to the planning department and achieve what they want to achieve. my two big issues were that the 3,000 square feet limit is an issue for the uniqueness of building on high slopes, and i also think there maybe some unintended circu -- consequences and it's

interim and probably even people like me can wait 18 months and i support scott and what he's trying to do for the neighborhood and i hope you follow through on the proposed legislation. thank you very much. >> thank you. robert. >> yeah. i moved into the area and purchased a house a little less than five years ago. thank you supervisor wiener for bringing this -- hopefully bringing some sense to what is happening. it just seems there's a lot of growth, development. now we have over development. and it just feels like nobody in the planning commission is -- i know they're over worked; right? there's a lot of projects all over the city. there's a lot of things that people say that are very important that we need to grow, we need to grow. ited just be -- it would just be nice if the neighborhood could have a say as the scale of buildings going up next to smaller homes. it

would be nice if the commission took time and care and show the concern that we do as a neighborhood for the growth and development in the future of the city. development is good. over development is not so good. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker nancy. >> good afternoon. my name is nanny peoples. i'm a. >> >> nancy peoples. i am a native san franciscan. i live on mars street. i am here to support this legislation. most of the reasons have already been stated by the people who have spoken, and i just hope the planning commission can step back and take a look at what is happening with some of these huge homes that are out of scale. thank you. >> thank you. philip crawford.

>> thank you. my name is philip crawford and a homeowner on clifford terrace. i have owned my only for 30 years now and i support of supervisor wiener's moratorium to control what i consider out of development of massive homes in the city. this trend that we're seeing all around us risk changing the very nature and character and of course the diversity of our neighborhoods and it further and most importantly it makes these changes permanently. they're irreversible once the developments are put in place. i live around the corner from a proposed development where two existing homes totally less than 3,000 square feet are being proposed for replacement by five individual single family homes

totaling over 31,000 square feet so a massive change to the very character of the neighborhood there. my hope is what i think is a sensible legislation will pass and give the city some breathing room to reevaluate our development policies. thank you. >> thank you. joyce followed by -- it looks like -- is it chris ponz? >> good afternoon. my husband and i live on saturn street and one of the many reasons that san francisco is a beautiful place to live is because of its charming and unique housing architecture, both single family dwellings as well as apartments. unlimited growth will transform this city into buildings simply made of steel and glass. all growth needs limits. there is so much space and infrastructure

that needs to accommodation growth. i ask that you take the long view in considering options regarding zoning controls on over development and by that i mean thinking yard your terms in office by doing what is best for the good citizens of san francisco. thank you. >> thank you very much. next speaker chris. followed by tricia followed by carol glenville followed by ozy rone. >> [inaudible] >> sfgtv could you zoom out a

little bit for the overhead? >> okay. good afternoon. my name is chris parks. i live on state street. i'm the filer against the projects in the area. one of the projects that was a catalyst for this legislation. supervisor wiener thank you for proposing this legislation and experiencing to the proliferation of homes and additions that are out of scale and character in the neighborhood. i believe that there will still be some projects that should get through this and should go back to the drawing board but it will catch some of the largest and out of scale homes until legislation is developed. for families that are worried about not expanding for children or a family gathering this is nothing to fear because most will not be touched by the legislation. on

the graphic you can see these are the backyards circleed in green. the rear protected backyards that development would normally not be allowed because of the zoning. we don't have a traditional midblock open space. instead we have background thases we share and they're homes to large mature trees that are home to the parrots in the area and many other bird species . this shows state street. this aspect of the neighborhood which is the defining feature provides unique transition from the densely lots and open space on corona heights. you can see the trees that would be removed that are in the protected yards that are the state street and these large significant trees. we are under siege by developers. on state street and characterized by this [inaudible] nature and in

addition to the large projects include fifty three state, more on state street and museum way and [inaudible] stop work due to building permits infractions and on state street or fined for illegal removal as other project. they're not expanding for families. these are dwerps that care about one thing and building the largest building they can get away with and get the most money they k they don't care about the character of the neighborhood or the birds or the people that live on the streets. this legislation is necessary right now. we cannot wait a moment longer because if we do because lots will be gone, the trees and birds will be gone expect the working class families will be gone. there's recommend this legislation to the full board for approval.

thank you. >> thank you. next speaker please. tricia. >> hi. my partner and i bought old joes house at 212 state street 30 years ago. although we know that progress will alter any neighborhood the recent pace in this neighborhood has been alarming. we support the proposed legislation in hopes to allow the community to reassess how housing is planned and approved in the neighborhood. we are encouraged by the proposal to limit them to 55% of lot coverage. once monster buildings encroach on these lots we can never turn back. when massive trees and sprawling yards are replaced by these loom being structuring -- looming structures and birds

disappear. at the moment we live next to a construction site under a stop work order by the department of building inspection and also by osha. we believe that the planning department was not being over burdened by the recent break neck speed of neighborhood expansion the current developers would not have attempted to subvert the planning application process dodge the dbi and overshoot existing neighborhood limitations. we urge the board to approve this legislation and allow time to rethink the consequence of building these over sized condos and houses that serve only the wealthy and which will forever eliminate the wooded green open spaces and . >> >> expansive neighborhood views that make up our neighborhoods. please support

this legislation. thanks. >> thank you. [calling speaker names] >> thank you. i am carol glenville from upper teres and with neighbors and i want to point out many of these neighbors are renters and not owners, but they're renters who have been there for a long time and love the neighborhood more than i can tell you and have been more active than many of the property owners. philip crawford spoke eloquently about the project that is impending with the 6,000 square feet houses and i want to point out if the plans go through the corner of 17th and roosevelt would be totally changed in character. as you come up 17th street now you see trees and the rocky out crop. if the project were to go forward you would no

longer see any of that because the rock would be removed as would the trees. thank you everyone for all of your concern. >> thank you very much. next speaker will be is ozy and followed by marianne and rose hillson. >> good afternoon. my name is ozy and live on clifford terrace. i am here to commend supervisor wiener for introducing this legislation, and being responsive to your constituents. we thank you. and i also want to extend my thanks to the neighbors and residents from korbet heights and corona heights who banded together and put their efforts forward and brought this to the attention of supervisor wiener, and made some waves and got some results. in addition i would like to add that this problem

is not unique to corona heights and corbet heights. we here at noe valley are experiencing the same problem if not worse. every other block is spring lelled with the proliferation of these houses which are mega monster plus 500 square feet. they don't add value. >> >> 5,000 square feet and they don't add value for the problem of affordable housing which i am sympathetic to. instead and they're changing the landscape of our 73. i would like to urge you. >> >> city. i would like you to exthis to noe valley which is in district 8. we deserve the same protection. our neighborhood has the unique character and charm that needs to be preserved. it's about the

preservation. it's about ecology, and it's about affordability. the people who could afford 5,000 square feet at $1,200 per square foot are people who could buy it anywhere in the country but we want to keep the same charm and character of noe valley so please bring this legislation to pass. >> thank you. next speaker. [calling speaker names] >> good afternoon. my name is marianne and i live on ord court for more than 30 years. this legislation is the first start to a problem that is plaguing many neighborhoods in the city. the qualities that we appreciate, scale, historic character, integration of trees and landscaping with a mix of housing types are being threatened by developers who

are singling out the smallest and often the quaintest and most affordable homes for redevelopment into monster homes more than 4,000 square feet. trees are ripped down and neighborhood character is being paved over. if the smallest homes are removed from the housing stock and only 4500 square feet homes are being built in the few remaining lots where are families just starting out supposed to live? conventional wisdom says that only people who earn close to a million dollars per year can afford a $4 million house. if you're going to allow these monster homes into our neighborhoods you're excluding everyone except those people that earn a million dollars a year. the residential

development market is only serving the top of the economic spectrum right now. the city is a magnet for the rich and nobody is stopping them. the city is spending all of its planning efforts on producing new neighborhoods east of market street and on no time on preserving the culture and scale and architecture of our long established west side neighborhoods. what wrong with this picture? we hope this interim legislation is the first step in the development of a number of area plans, not just in corona heights but every neighborhood that is suffering from the on -- [inaudible] >> thank you. next speaker is rose hillson followed by michael moore. >> good afternoon supervisors. i am rose hillson. i'm on the coalition for san francisco neighborhoods land use and transportation committee. although we haven't signed a

resolution yet because this is a last minute announcement to our group what i would like to say is i thank supervisor wiener for allowing his constituents to bring forward this piece of legislation because planning commission has many ordinances and it's not just that rh-2s are supposed to have 45% rear yard. to planning credit and i am not going against anything here believe me it's about facts and 45% is rh-2 however in the code in rear yards and talks about exception to the rules and that creates all of the various pop outs that negate the open space and rear yards so you have to dig down into the legislation because i am always into the weeds. i think that