mr. winslow. i see, mr. winslow, that in this particular block, everybody is having their terraces and balconies on property line. however, as we are practicing more with slightly modified recommendation to hold decks away from the property line, why are we not doing this here? >> good question, commissioner moore. well, i think it comes out of an idea of parity. equal, equal, right? everybody has a small deck that abuts the property line, and it seems injudicious to present that in this case. >> vice president moore: what are you suggesting in this case? >> that's a question for the project sponsor. >> vice president moore: in order to have some growth in that planting, 24 inches is what's allowed, so there's a little bit of a buffer allowed for the plants. could you give me the dimension of what's being used here? talking to the architect. >> clerk: go ahead, project sponsor. >> hello. can you hear me now? >> vice president moore: yeah, i can hear you. >> so we're proposing 1 foot of width of actual plantin

mr. winslow.i have a question about the merger of the unit and to ensure that part of this project make sure those dwelling units are separated and the restoration of that. >> that is correct. >> president tanner: okay. making sure that we know that second unit is restored. commission koppel? >> commissioner koppel: correct me if i'm wrong. i want to make a motion to not the discretionary review and approve. >> clerk: you want to take the discretionary with the modified for the agreement. >> commissioner koppel: that should be moved then. >> president tanner: second. >> clerk: if there's no further deliberation. there's a motion that has been seconded to take d.r. and approve with modifications that were read into the record by staff per the agreement between parties. on that motion -- [roll call vote] that motion passes 6-0. thank you mr. winslow and both parties. commissioners that will conclude today's hearing. we will see you again on march 3rd. i will remind you that march 17th we have a sche

mr. winslow. >> congratulations, president tanner and vice president moore. staff architect.before you is a publish initiated request for discretionary review of permit am application 2019-022419drp for a vacant 23-foot wide by 11-foot deep sloping slot. there was an existing two story single family home built in 1900 demolished by the department of building inspection in 2018. the d.r. requester of 2007 16th street owner of the entertainment establishment north of the project is concerned it will impact privacy of patrons from 2 and 4 floor decks over the patio. the separation between new and existing buildings is not enough to mitigate noise transmission to the new building residents. d.r. requester claims excavation and shoring and waterproofs has not been sufficient. the department has received no letters in support and no letters in opposition of the project. planning department review deemed measures are necessary to ensure mutual privacy to the pairtrons and future residents of the subject building. abatement of the noise from the cr requester is not within the plannin

mr. winslow's comment that the size of the rear unit then becomes less probable for a family sized unit. >> vice president: so you're supporting sb9, i do too. thank you. >> president: okay. and just to make sure i'm hearing you, commissioner fung, the existing standards plus the apartment building as proposed in the hand-out, correct? with no changes to the existing standards? the proposed standards? okay. commissioner koppel. >> commissioner: yeah. i will third commissioner fung's motion and i just wanted to add my support for not wanting the roof decks on the second back unit. >> commissioners, there were a couple of other items that you discussed and i'm not sure it was included 1 way or the other. >> president: yes. i'm going to go back but i agree. need to clarify a little bit. commissioner diamond. >> commissioner diamond: so i was going to raise a couple of those. is there a 4' setback on all sides? >> commissioner fung: yes for me. >> commissioner diamond: okay. can we include that in the motion? and we said no roof deck which is great. i totally accept your comments about movin