david winslow, staff architect. before you is a public initiated request for discretionarily view of building permit applications 2017 and 1023 -- >> can i interrupt. i need to make a disclosure before you continue with this item. >> sure. >> i'm sorry about that. i just wanted to disclose that the architect for this project, louis butler, is someone who i have retained to perform personal architecture services for my house. i do not believe that that relationship will have any impact on my ability to remain impartial as i hear this matter. >> very good. thank you. >> i do apologize. i had that note. >> i'm sorry about that. i want to disclose that the -- >> you need to mute someone's mic who is watching on a delayed broadcast, thank you. >> go ahead. >> thank you. >> the item before you is a public initiated request for a discretionary review of building permit application number 2017 and 2012.1990 to demolish an exiting three-storey single family residents with a detached garage and for the construction of a new t

we met with david winslow and the project sponsors at david's invitation down at the department. asked to match the setbacks or i asked for a reduction in the height of the addition, and those were both recorrected. mr. winslow actually came up with a third suggestion was that the roof on the tall addition, 14 -- more than 14 and a half feet would be sloped from south to north, could come down to 10 feet at the property line, perhaps, to allow more sunlight over the top of the building. this is done re teen lee. -- routinely. i offered to withdraw for a sloped roof or something. the dr requester's refused every compromise. i'm asking that the height of the addition be reduced to 10 feet, which is a normal height. match the existing set back. i mean, the rear of these buildings are generally tapered away from the street to allow light into the neighbors. so that's what we're asking for. we hope -- we know it's a small case, but it means a lot to our building. thank you very much. >> very good. commissioners, project sponsor, you have two minute rebuttal. >> yes, we did meet with th

david winslow, staff architect.the item before you is an initiated request for discretionary review of 2018.1121.6550 to construction a one-story vertical addition horizontal rear addition and alterations to the front facade to an existing two-story single-family home within an rh-1 zoning district. this building is characterized as a c, no historic resource present. there are two d.r. requesters. the first, kristina fisher of 766 duncan, the adjacent neighbor to the west of the proposed project, and patricia ehland, of 655 duncan, adjacent neighbor to the east. mi miss ehland is concerned that the height and depth of the building will box her in, and that the excavation and subterranean construction will disrupt an underground spring, impacting draining downhill. public comment. to date, the department has received no letters in opposition and six letters in support of the project. the residential design advisory team rereviewed this and found that the building is not articulated to minimize light and privacy impac