up to 32 dwelling units with 40% being 2-bedroom units. a four-level underground garage, half of which would be access to the ballet system. no changes to the original project are proposed. the project sponsor states the infusion of capital will allow the project to a for construction documents in 2012. i will lead the progress on for elaborate on that. the planning department did not receive public comment on this case. the department recommends a -- recommends approval of this with conditions. i am available for any questions. president olague: project sponsor. >> good afternoon, president olague and commissioners. my name is ezra mercy. i am representing my company jackson pacific. i am going to make some brief comments today. i am not going to use of all of the time. in support of our application. i would like to touch on four key areas. our project sponsorship, economic background, are scheduled for 2012, and some more general comments about the rincon hill plan. jackson pacific and artstone are the sponsors for the approved residenti

it is not uncommon that we will see families who are staying, you know, 10 people in a 1- bedroom unit in the projects. families are staying in a variety of situations. they will stay with a relative one eye, hotel lanai, car one night, and more. a lot of families cannot sustain this. families often leave the state are moved back into an abusive situation, lose custody of their children, or they drop off the radar and do not continue getting services, but they never achieve stability. one of the scary things right now that the overnight shelters are reaching capacity. the last resort shelters that we used to use the like providence, have recently had to turn families the way for the first time in history, which is pretty scary. [bell rings] supervisor avalos: your time is right there. >> ok. so the last point i just wanted to make is that, unlike other residential programs, compass connecting point does not have programming capacity. we will continue to serve in the family that is homeless and in need of shelter, but our budget does not increase at all. the case managers are working wi

that was based on either eight units at two bedrooms or 17 units at studios, which is the two scenarios we looked at. supervisor mar: i guess i see that money as potential money that could help ease the suffering of many of the families that were before us in this chamber yesterday morning, and i am just wondering if the mayor's office on housing is not proposing this proposal to turn this into open space, how do you intend to make of that essentially $2.20 million that could have gone to easing the suffering of families in san francisco? >> that is a difficult question for me. perhaps i can have to recent young come. i usually only to technical questions -- perhaps i can have teresa young come. >> those proceeds, whether it is through the program are other mitigation or

that was based on either eight units at two bedrooms or 17 units at studios, which is the two scenarios we looked at. supervisor mar: i guess i see that money as potential money that could help ease the suffering of many of the families that were before us in this chamber yesterday morning, and i am just wondering if the mayor's office on housing is not proposing this proposal to turn this into open space, how do you intend to make of that essentially $2.20 million that could have gone to easing the suffering of families in san francisco? >> that is a difficult question for me. perhaps i can have to recent young come. i usually only to technical questions -- perhaps i can have teresa young come. >> those proceeds, whether it is through the program are other mitigation or inclusion erie housing fees as alternatives, which it inclusionary housing fees as alternatives, -- or inclusionary housing fees. >> could you just repeat that a little more slowly? >> we would try to collect the fee payment. there are large developments with the determination letters from our office that would be far m

neighborhoods that are accessible and friendly to families, so the number of units that are built or the number of bedrooms and the types of units that are built. parking is going to be one of the other issues. i, of course, support san francisco being a leader, but i also see at times that people may need that car, especially if you have a family, to get your kids from treasure island, one of the developments in san francisco, instead of being isolated by being on the island. we have to look at trends and policies from a perspective also of the needs of families as well. >> let's talk a little bit more about transportation, specifically in your district. how is muni service? what about parking, traffic? >> san francisco's transportation system i believe has a lot of great qualities. we have good bustlines in our richmond district. i'm always looking at creating more efficiencies and finding where the needs are. there have been some cuts over the years, so -- to bus lines, like along the outer richmond district area that have led many seniors without a bus route to get up the hill or to get down the hill t

units is two. moving below that, on the left side it says 2 flats, 2 stories. this indicates one-bedroom, one bath. under that is a unit two. the property record indicates 2 flats. moving to the next page to the property detailed records, the last recorded current sale of the property is january 25, 2011. under characteristics, this property is reported to universal land use as a duplex. right below that, the county use code. moving to exhibit 5 is an email to me on november 28, 2011. this is confirming my telephone conversation where he said that after he reviewed the file, he determined that they dpw is determining the condo based on a single-family dwelling. the current authorized use of this project is two dwellings. therefore, this is not a conversion where there are two existing spots, which i have provided proof to you. i have provided several official documents of the city and county of san francisco which reports as two dwellings. it is subject to condominium ordinances. please move to exhibits sex. i have attached a lever -- letter of determination by scott sanchez. this is a p

unit building? what is the one bedroom? how do you own both buildings are just one? >> we are the first flat. president goh: the one directly adjacent, the one right next to his property. >> of the whole building is right next to his property, so the upstairs neighbors have the back and our building would be right next to theirs. >> they are not side-by-side, they are on top of the other. >> currently, we are in a 1- bedroom. >> and do you know the age of your building? >> i think it is 1910, but i will have to look it up. >> anything further, commissioners? thank you. mr. sanchez. >> good afternoon, president goh and members of the board. some background on the subject application. the permit holder had a notification for a pre application meeting in january of 2011. i believe the meeting was held on february 1. at least one of the adjacent neighbors came to the meeting and i think at that time or afterwards, they expressed concern. the building application itself was presented, reviewed by our department and set out for neighborhood notification for 30 days between june 9 of this year and j

[unintelligible] although the project will maintain the same number of units at the side, it will provide three additional bedrooms compared to one existing bedroom, said it will be inappropriate development. finally, if the structure is more than 50 years old, and evaluation resulting in the determination is not an historic resource or landmark. this concludes the presentation if you have any questions. commissioner miguel: thank you. is the d.r. requestor present? there was one filed. i just wanted to make sure that it was true. in that case, i would say it is before the commission. >> i don't see any problem with this. it seems like a good project. i don't see any reason why we shouldn't approve the demolition and to the new construction. of what move cannot take -- i would move to not take d.r. and approve. >> second. >> thank you. the motion on the floor is to not take the discretionary review and approve the demolition of the new constructions. commissioner antonini: aye. commissioner borden: aye. commissioner fong: aye. commissioner moore: aye. commissioner miguel: aye. >> that motion passes unanimously. th

they decreased the number of studio units from 43 to 27 and increased the number of one- bedrooms from 19 to 33. they dedicate one space for car share parking, with a separate parking from the other spaces, and rearranged our separate the rearranged the bicycle parking. finally, the main thing, they have significantly expanded the interior courtyard. where previously it was a little more than 25 feet the last time you saw it, now it is close to 40 feet and it really gives quite a bit of light and air to the units. the department has not received any comments from the public on this project and recommends approval of the project with conditions, as the proposal provides 60 new units and new commercial space and market area that meets all applicable requirements of the planning code, with the exception of the dwelling unit exposure which we have discussed, and the variants has been requested. thank you very much and i am available for any questions. president olague: project sponsor? >> good afternoon, commissioners. rick crawford went over all of the changes, so i will not repeat that.

three bedrooms and one that on the primary living level. is marred -- a small storage unit, tandem parking. the review as requested by the owner of 2476 42nd avenue, located behind the subject property. he is opposed because it is -- because it is incompatible with the skill of the neighborhood and would set precedents for vertical and additions to the neighborhood. there are several neighbors on 42nd avenue who are also in support of the request for the same reasons. the second review as requested by the owner of one of the adjacent properties south of the subject property. she's also opposed to the project because it would create a larger blank wall on her rear property line, and there would not be any privacy as a result. the department has received two e-mails in support of the project from persons outside of the neighborhood. the department is recommending to not do it and approve the project proposed. it is act -- adequately setback -- [inaudible] the rear wall aligns with the main rear wall of the adjacent building to the north, with the rear of the building stepping

hour at least to afford fair market rent in the united states and you need to make $16 an hour minimum in georgia to afford a fair market rent two bedroomo do to help those folks who are still struggling? what is the one thing that needs to change? >> the one thing that needs to change is the emphasis on housing costs and the subsidy of -- permanent subsidy of social housing, what we call public housing in the past. we have totally eviscerated the public housing stock. housing now is a private commodity that people can't afford and there's no control on private rent for private costs. so we're watching more an more people go into rental housing and pay their rents, but because the mortgages are high and the landlords don't have the value in the property, the landlords are not paying the mortgage with the rent so the people are being evicted. >> i understand this is a problem that's even worse in the south. why are we seeing that move where there's more struggle here? >> well, we have different racial make-up in the south and the majority of people -- well, more than half of african-americans who live under the poverty line are at risk o