unfortunately, thompson brooks removed these elements with the intents of replacing them in like time without first seeking a permit to perform that work. this was an administrative error on their part. a demolition work performed by thompson brooks exceeded the scope of the approved building permit resulting in a notice of vie lailtion and suspension of all building permits. further more, the excessive removal of building elements beyond the scope of the approved permit drawings by thompson brooks caused the project to exceed the demolition limits established in section 317 and necessitate add conditional use authorization. as part of this conditional use authorization, we've worked under the direction of our planner, jeff horn, to redesign the project to contain two units without changes to the envelope, which was approved by the planning commission previously. that the point, the owners and the design team have done everything requested to comply with the ceqa requirements. finally while the retaining walls and foundations have been completed in order to stabilize the site, the own

the general contractor, thompson brooks, began construction. during the deconstruction process, thompson brooks discovered severe fire damage in the external walls of the building. unfortunately, thompson brooks removed these elements with the intent of replacing them in like kind without first seeking a permit to approve this work. this was an administrative error on their port. the conditional use permit is needed because the original permit exceeded the scope of permit and because of the demolition limited in 317. this resulted in a notice of permit suspension. as part of the conditional use authorization, our planner jeff horn has asked the plan are commission to design the project to two units. we've made this provisions and complied with this request, and now we have support from staff. here's a photo of the site today. the project's foundations have been completed, the entire lot has been properly graded for the design, and the existing work has all been inspected and approved by the city, and the entire project is less than six months f