or 40 years and it has meaning. thank you. >> next speaker, please. >> i live at 215 vasquez. the planning commission meeting on march 7th, commissioner hillis requested that you work with the project sponsor on the plans, presumably the issues raised by the neighbors. unfortunately, nothing has happened. the department has not been in touch with us and when he was asked about switching the side, he said it would offend his personal sensitivities. >> thank you.

anymore members of the public who wish to comment on this item seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioners? >> definitely an appeal case. the orientation drives a lot of the comments that they brought forward. there is no doubt that the new building is taking the west of the existing appellant building. there is going to be a lot of shadow there. the question is how much. however, i was not quite satisfied with the permit holders approached in this.

they could have easily given up some -- the height and the upper living floor between dining and the living room could easily have dropped some. similarly, the setback could have been handled a little bit better. maybe not as much is what the adjacent neighbors want to, but i would have expected this be in san francisco because they would have been some movement there. we didn't see any. >> commissioner richards? >> i have a few issues with this i think commissioner moore said sometimes it is 20 pounds and a 10-pound bag. i have been looking at that here i think the unit size in relationship to the a.d.u. is gargantuan. when you look at how the a.d.u. is laid out here, you can even

see a kitchen. if i am wrong, correct me, it looks like it can be easily subsumed as a house because you have your entry door, you have the hallway door and then you go up the steps to the house. it doesn't read like a true a.d.u. it is not connected interior to the house by any kind of door or anything. i don't like the project the way it is. i think the a.d.u. needs to be much more drawn out. i think the commissioner's suggestions around making the 27 pounds is a good idea. i could approve a larger a.d.u. that reads as an a.d.u. and a lot of the things that the former commissioner had mentioned. >> is that a motion? >> we need to be specific on that. or i could actually direct --

well, it is not a motion. >> commissioner hillis? >> can i ask the architecture -- can i ask the architect? i am not seeing it the same way that you are, commissioner richards. there is a separate entrance. it is kind of built into the ground floor. can you show the floorplan floor plan at the garage level? >> overhead? >> pull over the microphone. >> just to give you the layout a more detail, the entrance to the main house comes from the extra stair. the entrance to the a.d.u. is through a gate here. it is a private space for the entry. this entire wall is kitchen. this glass -- this bath is a full bath with the window and the walk-in closet. >> what -- what's behind it?

>> at this -- at that point, you're 10 feet below grade. we have a light well we are using. i think it is really important. for 11 years, i have lived in north beach. it had windows on three sides, which gives you a sense of autonomy. when we do a second unit, that is the key to making it livable. >> i get it is not huge, but i don't see this as a real great way to make that bigger. >> they need to excavate further >> in regard to that, can you show the size of the building? i think this is where your issue is. can you show what it was before and what modifications you made? i thank you loom large on the streets. you are an architect, you were trying to make it look good. i don't have a general problem with the design, but it looks bigger than it is and you are

not making a nod -- >> over 20 years of working in san francisco, we have learned how to make this on the inside and the outside. the changes that we made from the beginning our extensive. between then and now, it is easier to see it here. there is some penetration to reduce the impact of this massing. this is key. originally we were not asking to demo the project. we were just looking at a new floor. if we did that, we ended up with a house. the existing top floor of the house is at 22 feet. when you added on this, this is how we went through the living room. we push the ground floor down to eight. we took the bedrooms that were currently at the main level and then we have this space left over. we did the studies to make sure

we were not adversely affecting it more then the 5%. i was surprised it was 5%. it was carefully because we were doing a section profile to allow late summer across the northeast corner and to go out at that cut out at the back. it was a very specifically -- >> could you show the façade -- did you make any changes since the last time you were here? >> we pushed around the light and the windows at this corner. i adjusted this and pushed it back, the overhang, which is the rain cover for the deck. mostly the work is on the a.d.u. , and then i spent dozens of hours running the floor way test. i did adjust a few on that but we had done that prior to the previous meeting where we had

steps back in that corner. and again, lowering the back of the house to ensure the last time we came in. i am not increasing the size of the project. >> do you have a photo of it? >> excuse me, but you are out of order. >> can you show the façade from the last time you were here? >> you should get it -- we will wait until you get there on the ground. [indiscernible]

>> you can see there was a little -- it was a little bit more squared off here. i cut back and made it -- the way this house works is a vertical modulation. this is one block, this is the other block, breaking the two vertically. i have not changed the size of the floor, otherwise to work on the a.d.u. i have four different projects that were much larger -- >> can you put this up? this is what i was looking at. >> i don't know what iteration of the project. this reads on the street a little less bulky. >> you mean the other image?

>> if you are standing across the street and looking at it directly. you can see that the highest point of our house is no higher then the neighbor to the east. we use that as -- >> is it set back from the east property line here? where that deck wraps around that you don't have? >> we have set back 7 feet, 10 feet here, i can't really recall. nothing has changed. >> from the side property line, not from the street. >> we have not made the project wider or deeper. >> can you put the new façade up adjacent to that? just push that up a little. [indiscernible] just to the side here you can see the corner of -- >> okay.

>> it is very carefully proportioned and laid out so that it squeezes down the bottom of two floors. that freedom at the top, in opposition to the two positions, i think it balances nicely in this project. >> thank you. >> commissioner richards? >> on the other hand, are you sure that is something that wasn't on my plan in terms of what the a.d.u. entry was? it is a solid wall further behind. my a.d.u. door looks like it is in an interior hallway. can you walk us through that? >> this is not an a.d.u. previously we had submitted the project as single-family because we did not have the new legislature. >> that is the single-family version.

>> that is correct. >> okay. >> we drew that out. >> is the a.d.u. plan in my packet? i think i'm looking at the wrong thing. >> actually, i should amend what i said previously. we did add to the a.d.u., but that's entirely -- >> it makes sense. thank you. >> commissioner moore? >> i don't agree with commissioner hillis' observation it is an a.d.u. by design. it is a nice unit, it is small, but i do not see any need to manifest your desire that it doesn't fit the design. i cannot support that. the building is large, and for that reason, i would feel quite comfortable with the way it is right now. >> is that a motion?

>> commissioner hillis? >> we have seen these before where you are trying to add onto the building and get the same results. the designs tend to suffer because of it. it looks a little large on the street. i guess some of the neighbors are concerned. it is a big lot. there is a sizable home as well as smaller ones on the street. i think tweaking this with setbacks here or there is going to make any substantial change or difference. i moved to approve. >> second. >> if there's nothing further, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve this matter with conditions. on that motion... o-mac --

[roll call] >> that motion fails 3-2. commissioner moore? >> i will ask for a continuance since we are two commissioners short. we will not find a solution to this today. >> second. >> any specific date in mind? >> i don't have a calendar in front of me. i would have to rely on your recommendation and do it as quickly as possible when we have a full commission. >> i mean, there is nothing soon where there is a full commission the soonest we could schedule it would be august 29th, but some of the items have been continue to that. you have a very long calendar after that and it is september 19th. >> excuse me, may i mentioned, we have been dealing with this

for two and a half years. we have done everything we could to design this project. >> honestly, i like density equity, but the size of the house, i don't care how well the a.d.u. is designed, i truly don't believe it will be rented out. it is a four or 5 million-dollar house that you will not need to the income from. it will sit there empty. that is why i do not support this project. i'm sorry. it should be 1200 square feet, it should make financial sense to rented out, not a micro a.d.u. i'm sorry. that is why i am not in support of this project no matter how well-designed. >> i agree with you, but the answer to that is we have an r.h. one zoning that we are going to allow the a.d.u. you don't want the state to come and tell us we can put two units in it. you can't have it both ways. it is in our h. one in zoning,

it is a big lot, we are doing what they asked us to do. i am with you, let's make it r.h. four so people can put four units in. but we are wanting our cake and eating it, too. >> further to this, even if someone builds an a.d.u., we cannot control it. that is not in our purview. >> i'm not trying to make it in our purview. the question i have is, what is the maximum size and a.d.u. can be based on a be 22? is there a state maximum? it is our h. one, i get it. can we have two units that are 1800 square feet? call one and a.d.u. and won a unit. can we have a 1200 square-foot a.d.u. any 2700 square-foot house. >> commissioner richards, i

don't have all that data with me , so i can't give you an answer based on the numbers, i'm sorry. i don't know if staff has those numbers. >> unfortunately, we don't know those answers. >> okay. i support the continuance. >> the a.d.u. is not my issue. the issue is the bulk of the building. i would raise this to the project sponsor. if we limited the top floor to a maximum of 12 feet, the setback of the living room could increase from 7.5 to 10 feet. would that be acceptable? [indiscernible] >> behind the houses -- >> excuse me, i raise the

question. i don't want to hear any more discussion on your reasons. >> the answer your to your question would be we are okay with increasing the height of our living room because we have pushed down the whole house to be able to have a beautiful living room. we have bought this land because we wanted to have the oceanview. if we push back anymore, it almost defeats the purpose of our project, which would have been happening for two and a half years and we have already -- >> thank you, i understand. the view is from the floor line, it is not from the top. [indiscernible] >> it would bring approval today if there was more height? >> would it change your vote today? would that be a quorum for

approval today? >> let's put it up for a vote. >> 10 feet instead of -- >> the maximum clear space within the top floor would be 1- setback on the living room floor would go from 7.5 to 10 feet. >> would it be okay if we did 12 and a half? this is very important to us. we have been working very hard on this again. >> yes, 12.5. >> thank you. we appreciate that. thank you. >> i would move the approval of the project based upon the adjustment of the current design in terms of the top floor, clear

dimension to go from what's currently 14 to 12 by five, and that the setback of the living room portion would be increased from 7.5 feet to 10 feet. >> second. >> let's be clear, the setback of the other side is already 10 feet? >> it is greater than 10 feet. >> okay. >> there was a motion to continue the best data available would be september 19th. shall i call that question? >> i withdraw that. >> i made the motion. >> very good. there has been a subsequent motion to approve this matter with conditions as amended to limit the floor-to-ceiling height to 12.5 feet for the living area and the living room setback increase from 7.5 to 10

feet. on that motion... [roll call] so moved. that motion passes 4-1. that will place is on item 15. 24,717th avenue. conditional use authorization. -- [indiscernible] >> good afternoon, members of the commission. i am with department staff. opposable before you is another request for conditional use authorization to allow a major alteration of a residence that

is considered tantamount to demolition of a two family dwelling. the existing two story over basement building with no parking will be replaced with a four story two unit residential building, with a two car garage within an r.h. two zoning district. the project site is a 25-foot by 120-foot deep lot located in the block on 17th avenue between california and clement street. the building proposed for demolition is approximately 26 hundreds with -- 2600 square feet. this building is not considered historic. the surrounding area is comprised primarily of multifamily multifamily, three-story residences. per the project sponsor brief, which is included in your packet , one unit is currently tenant occupied by a family friend and the other unit is vacant. the property owner intends to occupy the new building.

the new building extends to the 45% rear yard line and will utilize a common -- a commonly used permitted obstruction which allows a one story, 12-foot deep extension. the top floor is setback 15 feet on the front of the building to make the building more compatible with the surrounding buildings. light on adjacent buildings will be matched. both units will have private open space in the form of a deck , and access to a large rear yard. the department has not received any public comment. staff recommends the commission approves the project as noted in the executive summary. the project meets all applicable requirements of the planning code and the project will reserve and enlarge the two units, creating two family sized units. this concludes my presentation. thank you. i will be available if you have any questions. >> thank you. project sponsor?

>> good evening, commissioners. i am the designer. i would like to give some background of the property owner and his family. they are native san franciscans. he lives in the richmond district with his daughter for about 30 years now, and this property is actually designed for him and his family because his daughter is married and they have extended family now and they want to have some more space for the extended family. having the market in the san francisco area, it is not affordable for them to move out on their own. this is a motivation for them. you can see this is a photo of

the existing property. this is the only one on the block without a garage. one of our main designs for the families to build a two car garage giving the parking situation in richmond is fairly not ideal. we are proposing for a four story building, top story will be setback with a two car garage tandem. the existing property is -- there are two units, one is roughly about 1400 square feet on the ground floor, and the basement, the second floor is about 740 square feet, each of the units only has one bedroom at the moment, and the proposed project is to expand that one

bedroom and have a total of three bedrooms in each unit. unit a will occupy first and the second floor with three bedrooms , and unit b. will occupy the second and the penthouse on top with three bedrooms. i have brought also, this is on the same block, a few houses down. very similar design, four story building, and this larger building here as well. it is a larger building. it is four story high hi. our design is compatible to those designs and i would like to have your approval and i am open to any questions.

thank you. >> thank you. i would like to open this up for public comment. does anyone in the public like to speak on this item? seeing none, commissioners? >> question for staff. first of all, it's very simple, i noticed on one of the plans a space called retreat. what is that? >> i believe i would need to the project sponsor to answer that. i'm not familiar with that. >> second, the main question is, the roof deck in the front, does that conform to the commission's policies, recent policy for roof decks? >> there is no commission policy i just want to make that clear. the commission never adopted a roof deck policy.

>> i was told differently at the board of appeals. [laughter] i thought it was quite well done , actually. [laughter]. >> there are simply standards that the department has implemented. >> instead of policy -- >> i just wanted to clarify. there is a difference. >> does it conform to the standards? >> it does conform with the standards as required by the residential design advisory team i 5-foot setback from the front is very typical for even a historic home. this home is not considered historic. >> i thought they also had setbacks from the side. >> that has been discussed, but it is not a requirement. >> okay. >> commissioner moore? >> just picking up on what commissioner fong said that the requirement for the setback from the front façade in an area where there are no typical balconies facing the street is 15 feet. we have upheld that for as long

as i have been sitting on this commission. and if that comes through to the planning department, i would like to say that we have spent quite -- sent quite a few projects back that adhere to that rule. i'm going to be a little bit irritated because we have been very consistent about that. even the commissioners who have not been quite as long as i have have all participated in that in order to basically protect and reinforce the prevailing character of the street on which these alterations occur. thank you, mr. fong, for pointing that out. the question i have for staff, aside from the fact -- the deck has to hold back from the side in order to prevent impact from privacy. in this particular case, there is one side when you look at drawings. let's open that drawing. where the building would preferably hold back from the

east side because there is a building adjoining to it where people would be able to look into the adjoining building. my question to staff is, why would this building not be a remodel? it is an alteration tantamount to demolition. my question is, we had three recently building up on cortland we talked about the excessive use of it internal stairs, because adding the fourth floor requires a two sets of stairs, which completely defeats the efficient use of how you are designing it. so why not design a three-story unit i which two parties have larger units on their own, yet there is only one stair and not the internal stair?

i think these are all questions which make me wonder that this building is not really a well-designed replacement for what is, but i think with a slightly different attitude, there could be something which is more a real remodel of the building by enlarging it, yet not indeed designing something which is self-sufficient and particularly a good replacement. >> commissioner richards? >> i don't see in the packet, maybe i overlooked it. this project attends to planning property requirements. >> i'm sorry -- >> the policies that were passed during 101.1? >> those are covered in the draft motion. >> let me take a look. i apologize. i never looked at the digest. i can pass it back to commissioner moore.

>> i would like to remind ourselves on the cortland discussion that the addition of two cars by building -- allows building design to create units which are not better, that there are, as a total, very large, but they are not better units because of the inefficiency of adding extra stairs. i would kind of like to hear commissioner fong, who really speaks from the perspective of the board of appeals, to push back projects like this. and had better results. and we are here to help, not to hinder, but i think this project could achieve a lot more with less than what is currently proposed. >> commissioner hillis? >> just a question for the project sponsor. i am not following the staircase

discussion because i think the additional set of stairs just goes from the ground floor unit up to the first floor. it doesn't go all the way up, at least i am not seeing that. but, i am generally supportive of the project. what i would like to see, as a matter of increasing density. did you consider the ground floor behind the garage as an a.d.u. instead of extra space for the first floor unit? >> i would consider this, but this is for the larger family. there's two daughters that were married off. the daughters all want upper floors. and the daughters go live it with the parents and the lower floor. that is how we design this for the family, and -- >> you have an entertainment room, a study room, and a bedroom on that ground floor. i get it is space, but i mean,

one thing when we look at when approving, you know, a building that is tantamount to demo, it is important to note, this isn't a demo under the building code. it remains under rent control. one thing we do like to see is maxing out the density. you could put an a.d.u. on that ground floor and with easy access to eliminate that stair and commissioner moore's concern about going up to the living portion of that unit. we would have a three unit building. >> we could put that in the plan >> i would be supportive of it if you added that and if we convert that living area on the ground floor into an a.d.u. and access at the same way from the front and we would have -- we would eliminate that stair going to the first one. >> sure. >> commissioner fong? >> my starting point was

actually some exceptions of the proposal as is. the only thing i noted is that to prevent some potentially future impacts, you know, to look at how you separate the roof deck a little bit more from the neighbors, since the deck is above their height of the adjacent neighbors, i don't have a position on the a.d.u. i think that the fact that this is family housing, i am excepted -- accepted of their general approach -- proposal. the question that commissioner moore brought up of two stairs is, you know, two means of exit will be required, and the other

issue that i think is more important is in terms of whether this becomes an alteration or whether it becomes a demolition to construct a new. i have always believed that we need renewal and i am accepted of demolition to provide that renewal. >> commissioner richards? >> the issue that i have is page relative affordability of existing housing. it removes -- it is considered more affordable then a more recently constructed building, however, the project will contain the same number of units they are demolishing a relatively affordable house because -- we talk about filtering, we're doing housing, it filters over time, it becomes more affordable. if we keep destroying that housing that is becoming filtered, so what is the point of talking about filtering unless you were giving us something more? you will get a supersized house that is going to be $6 million,

$2 million a unit. we are going against all policies we talked about. this is a nonstarter for me. it is. >> commissioner moore? i would like to mould over about the acceptance of commissioner fong that she is supportive of a multifamily housing and i would like to resolve the question about the date -- the deck with a 12-foot requirement that would have to disappear partly because it is not possible to go back 1. with the 5-foot of the façade and the deck itself is 10-foot six, it gives us 15 feet. if we go back 12 or 15 feet, we basically have 6 inches left for the deck. you might as well ditch it, particularly, unless the rest of the unit plans change, we are

not able to accommodate a deck here. >> i think the general requirement from planning is 15 feet to the building face, not to deck use. is that correct? >> 5 feet off the property line. >> that is on the side property. >> we are talking about the setback. >> the deck on the top floor of the building face. 15 feet is standard. >> to the building face, not to any edge of the deck. >> no, 5 feet is standard for the setback for the decks that are located at the front of the building. >> the only thing is we would have to pinch the deck in from both sides, the east and west side and it would sit on the property line above the adjoining building. we will pull that in at a minimum -- at a minimum by 5

feet, which is not diminishing the quality of the deck itself. we have in over 25-foot lot here , which is standard here. we could approve the plan by just pinching in the deck from both sides. >> commissioner hillis? >> i try to make a motion to approve the project with modifications that reduce the deck in the front by 5 feet on either side property line and convert the ground floor behind the garage to an a.d.u. >> second. >> commissioner richards? >> i can support that if the a.d.u. reads like an a.d.u., that it has the right exposure, street access rather than going through the garage to get to the a.d.u. >> the a.d.u. is behind the garage. >> i could support a three unit building here in this demolition of affordable housing and create an additional unit that is a quality unit with the a.d.u.s that we want.

>> it would be via the side yard >> there is no side yard. >> not going through the garage. and do they conform the deck to the new policy? >> deck and 5 feet from the sides, and accessible a.d.u. that illuminates that stair to the first main floor and it is independently accessible. >> is there a second? >> commissioner fong? >> just a question for the permit holder. you are in total agreement to add an a.d.u.? >> it is beneficial to being a rental as well. i believe they will be fine with it. thank you. >> if there is nothing further

-- >> second. >> if there is nothing further, there is a motion that has been seconded to approve this matter with the conditions as have been amended to reduce the roof deck 5 feet on all sides, including the front, and to provide an a.d.u. behind the garage with intended street access. on that motion... [roll call] >> i would like to add a comment , it requires elimination of the stair. >> we mentioned that. >> that stair goes all the way up. >> it stopped at the first floor it doesn't go all the way up.

it is an internal staircase for the lower unit. >> it will eliminate the internal stairs for the first four and the second floor in the main stairs will go to the third floor. >> okay. >> the deck conforms to the deck standards. i just wanted to make sure. >> the deck standards have interpretation involved. >> we did it. we pulled it back. >> thank you. thank you. >> okay. w -- [roll call] >> so moved. that motion passes unanimously 5 -0. that will place is on item 16. 2478 gary boulevard. conditional use authorization.

>> i just need a moment to shift gears here. good afternoon again. planning department staff. this is another proposal for conditional use authorization to allow demolition of a one-story over basement, single-family home and construction of a new four story, three family dwelling within an r.h. three zoning district. the project sight mac is rather small. it is 26 feet wide by 80 feet deep and is located between lyon and baker street. the building propose for demolition is approximately 1229 square feet and it contains one bedroom and was constructed in 1891. the project was evaluated by preservation staff and the existing building was determined not to be historic. the surrounding area is zoned

r.h. three and an c3 with allowed building height ranging from 40 to 105 feet. per the project sponsor brief, which is included in your packet , the project -- the property owners previously occupied the home and intend to occupy the new building. currently, the homeless tenant occupied under a short-term lease. the new building extends to 45% rear yard line and will utilize the permitted obstruction that allows a two story popout extension with 5-foot side yard setbacks. each unit will have private open space in the form of a deck. the department received one late comment today at approximately 1:45 p.m. and the message was not extremely clear, but it did say that views and sunlight at 2472 and 2474 gary would be

impacted. and there were photos. staff recommends that the commission approve the project as noted in the executive summary. the project meets all applicable requirements of the planning code and will add two new dwelling units to the city's housing stock. this concludes my presentation. thank you. i will be available if you have any questions. >> thank you. is there project sponsor? >> good evening, commissioners. my wife and i brought -- bought the place in 2017 out of necessity because my wife worked in san francisco. after four years living there, we do love the place and we intended to rent out units after construction.

we actually do like the location because of the convenience. at the time we were living there , i do not own a car, so we proposed not to have a garage. we do like the neighborhood because the convenience for groceries and also other amenities. as well as the neighborhood. my two daughters would like to go there for school. lastly, we would like to build the structure where we would -- [indiscernible] we are also striving for a rating for the building. along with the architect, we chose to do a study to the

building itself to enhance the neighborhood. i guess we would like to request your commission to approve the project. thank you. >> thank you. now we will open this up to the public. are there any members of the public would like to comment? come on up. >> hello, my name is dan waters. i submitted the photos online. i apologize for my lateness. i did not have a lot of time to see the plans and make a determination on how this would be impacted. we talked with sam a number of years ago and we expressed our concerns about the destruction of the light well that flows into my unit, which is the two units next door. also, as i am looking online, on page 33 of 61 for these plans, i remember seeing that this new

deck would actually give a natural view into my unit itself , specifically right into my kitchen, my bathroom, and my living room. as well as completely blocking my view of any light. i would be amenable to seeing changes to the plan, but i don't think this is very acceptable as it is. >> thank you. any other members of the public who wish to comment on this item >> you live to the east of the building? >> that is correct. >> he is over here. >> next figure, please. >> i think the project is too immense in relationship to the whole neighborhood. besides that, there is no garage it will take a lot of space and

parking in our area. it is so dense anyway. thank you. >> thank you. anyone else would like to comment on this item? >> good afternoon, commissioners my name is jessica middleton. i was born and raised within the city and county of san francisco i am the co-owner of the house adjacent to the west of 2478. my property is similar to 2478. i have a one-story home built in

1885. as sam mentioned in his consideration letter for today, i understand some of the things that he submitted to the hearing board. i don't think he mentioned it today, but he said with our two properties thatre old, i understand the issues and problems that he has with his property of owning an old home. it is leaning, water leaked, near a hallway, small sized rooms, the yard is bigger then the home, and i understand the issues he is going through because my parents own this home for i believe over 20 to 30 years. i have just inherited the home approximately two years ago. i am a co-owner with my sister. what this project will provide

is something that i would like to have for my children. i have always thought that our properties were historical landmarks and we cannot rebuild to make our home seismically fit and appropriate for our children with our family sized girls. currently, because on a co-owner with my sister, a one-story home , between us, we have five kids and we would like to rebuild thought home just like sam wants to do. he has two daughters and he would like to leave something for them, for their families, and he won't be able to do the -- he will be able to do that if he can build several units, which is something i would also like to do as well. it is just not feasible to split it one-bedroom, one-story home between five children.

>> my experience, i am a nurse at seven cisco general hospital, and every year we get a new enrolment of medical students, residents, and interns moving to san francisco to work at san francisco general hospital ucsf. this property is located across the street from kaiser. i am a member of kaiser. i am aware that they are also a teaching facility. in my communication of working with doctors, many of them move from other counties and states and they love san francisco, the diversity -- the population. >> sorry. >> thank you for listening. >> thank you. anyone else with wish to comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner richards? >> one question. did they talk about what will happen to the tenant?

>> yes, we moved out of the property because we were expecting some construction, so then the construction didn't come. we went up to a couple which was short-term. they are going to move to los angeles in september. they would like a short lease. that's why we gave it to them. that is the reason why we gave them the april to september lease. that is all. >> thank you. >> commissioner phone? >> laura, this is a four story building. the top floor on this building is not set back because it is r.h. three? >> no, this project was evaluated in the context of the neighborhood and because of the mixed character and commercial nature that is adjacent and across the street, four stories all the way to the front of the

home was approved. [please stand by]

>> on the second unit. are you saying two? >> commissioner hillis: he said

a-2.02. by the way, i just got bingo. >> there's probably a better view that shows the elevation. >> commissioner hillis: do you have it with you? >> i do. i'm trying to find it. >> commissioner hillis: you can put your phone on the overhead, sir. >> okay. the phone, and there's a dial on top that'll zoom in or out. >> commissioner hillis: okay. so which deck are you concerned about? >> vice president koppel: and then, also make sure you speak into the mic. >> so my unit would be the bottom unit, and the dotted lines refer to the windows in my unit. >> commissioner hillis: you have windows on the side of

your unit. are they property line or set back off the property line? >> i'm not sure what that means. >> so currently his unit ends right at the window to the right, so i have i -- a sun well from the other building, and other buildings are there, so it allows sun light to come into my building in the afternoon. >> commissioner hillis: jonas, will you put that up? >> i have a picture on my phone of the actual window. >> commissioner hillis: yeah, okay. >> no, we're looking at the side. >> commissioner hillis: just zoom out. >> well, this is not the view. we need the east view. >> commissioner hillis: this is the back of your house. >> vice president koppel: one at a time on the projector there, people. one at a time. >> commissioner hillis: so just generally, on your building, which is to the left on the screen there, can you point on that picture to where your windows are, sir?

>> on this view? >> commissioner hillis: yeah. >> my window -- my windows would be on this west wall facing right here. >> commissioner hillis: and the deck you're concerned about, point to the deck. >> this deck right here. that's going to give a view down into my living room, my dining room, and my bathroom. i don't know about you, but i don't want to give people a show. >> commissioner hillis: no, i get it. i've often used the example that my neighbor can turnoff my daughter's news button because our homes are so close. >> this is the view that i'm talking about, the windows right here. >> commissioner hillis: okay. i get it, but i don't know there's much we can do. like, he's set back, you're set back. >> well, what about the light

well? >> commissioner hillis: what's the issue with the light well? >> so currently, i have light coming in, and this will completely block it. >> commissioner hillis: where? you have a light well in your home. >> no, i have light coming into my home. >> commissioner hillis: but you're set off from the property line. most of your line comes in directly from your back yard. >> that's essentially the light that comes through right now. >> commissioner hillis: yeah, on the side window, but you've got windows that face your back yard, also. >> yes, there's some there, but that's not a sun light. >> commissioner hillis: there's no doubt there's impact to you by building a three-unit building next to you, but some of it is inevitable. i get it, though. >> vice president koppel:

commissioner moore? morei >> i see a constriction in your drawings. a-103 is being labelled as only accessible to the upper units, however, your other drawings shows it accessible to the rest. >> it's only for the top unit. the design was to keep the number of penthouses down. there is a fire department requirement on a four-story building with a roof deck, all of the units to have at least one penthouse for the fire department to get out there, but there's a -- there's also a requirement for any because we're above the fourth level to have two means of egress. but one of the means of egress if it's a private deck ca