one night would be long term without a bathroom. >> her bathroom would not be usable, but -- she would have a place that she could go. we're talking about the port-a- potty, and access to jcc for shower and other sanitary needs. commissioner garcia: thank you. president goh: i just have a follow-up question for something that you stated. it sounds like you have heard from other people that there is a possibility that she had keys to another unit in the same building. let me ask my question. if -- would it have been offered to use another unit in the building pending the reconstruction or fix in the bathroom? >> i don't have access to other units. i am the manager, but since we took over the building, her boyfriend refused to provide us with keys. if it was a solution, we would have taken it immediately. >> mr. duffy.

one night would be long term without a bathroom. >> her bathroom would not be usable, but -- she would have a place that she could go. we're talking about the port-a- potty, and access to jcc for shower and other sanitary needs. commissioner garcia: thank you. president goh: i just have a follow-up question for something that you stated. it sounds like you have heard from other people that there is a possibility that she had keys to another unit in the same building. let me ask my question. if -- would it have

people still love their bathrooms. people think of them as an important room, as an investment for their home. yes, there is the gamut. some people are really just for function and utilitarian. some of them are large and lavish and everything in between. >> we are going to start looking at a couple of little vignettes of bathrooms. we can talk about fixtures and use that as a springboard for questions for our audience and discussions from some of the manufacturers we have here. let's start by looking at one right back here. this is a really interesting one because this has some of the characteristics of a traditional san francisco building. it has this starting with the board, i think it is called, and it has both old-fashioned kind of pictures and real modern stuff. what do you see here? >> looking around, it has gone a soaking tub. >> it has little jets in a, so like a spot/hydrotherapy kind of thing? >> exactly. what people need to be mindful on for these types of tubs are two things -- number one, they have a motor

she might have the bathroom.

it seems like it is remodeling a bathroom for plumbing. it goes on to say that it will comply with a a different complaints with notices of violation. when i looked at this permit, i would have problems with the way the permit was issued because it was not specific for all the work that would be required for the notices of violation. the rear stairs need to be replaced. there is another that is ready for pickup for that. one of these complaints references the remodel. it would not allow you to remodel four units. i am not sure it got issued by the department, there have been inspections on that one. i believe it was for 340. that is the downstairs unit that we spoke of an earlier. there are problems with the permit. the date is may 4. >> i am assuming that based on the permit number for 340, it is may 12. >> that is correct. >> i am also assuming that the permit was picked up because of the additional work that they found when they were working on in. >> the photographs they were shelling -- i thought the photographs were wall framing, not

the bathroom is completed. maybe you would be able to do that without this board having to close. >> i concur. i think a two week extension only does more harm than good here. >> i doubt if this board can force you to do that. would you step up -- are you willing to extend that? >> absolutely without reservation. >> i think that would do more for the palette than harm. >> thank you, sir. >> i think some of these questions are more rent questions and the board of appeal questions. >> is very motion? >> i will move to uphold. >> the motion is to uphold, permit number 2011-5-12th on the basis that the project complies with the code. >> yes. >> before we do that, madam director, do we need to take an action on five-to be before we vote on this? >> we can do it separately. ok, so we have a motion. please call the roll. >> the motion is to uphold the permit on the basis that this complies with the code. on the motion, -- >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> aye. >> the vote is 5-0. the permit as of health. >> we have i

to make a wheelchair-accessible bathroom, it takes a lot more space than a regular bathroom. so, it is a problem oftentimes with small businesses. especially if you have to do two of them. and it cost about $15,000 to $25,000 to build a wheelchair- accessible bathroom. for restaurants, bars, it's a truck, there is an issue on the height of the counters -- for restaurants, bars, at such wreck, there is an issue on the height of the counters. that keller would make the person wheeling up on in the chair not be able to be eye level. you cannot have it like that. you have to have a portion of the counter down level. it is 34 inches. i daresay most of the counters will not be that size if you have a business like that. however it may be. that is not what the normal business layout is. tables. there is a percentage based on the number of seats that have to be wheelchair-a accessible. they are required to be appropriately designated with a placard. you can get that any press run supply store. in place with commercial interiors can furnish you with those placards. you also have to ha