this is my first time buffe befu in 2019. happy new year to you all. private trees are tough. this comes up in the planning department. you see these from time to time. planning code does not really provide any control specific to trees like this. we generally regulations and protections around significant trees which are in the public right of way or landmark trees. the trees in the rear here are none of those. but the property in question here is 663, 21st avenue. it's in r.h.2 district. the department determined the project to be consistent with the planning code and the residential design guidelines and the appellant who owns the adjacent property to the north filed review on the permit in april of 2018. the planning commission heard the case on july 12, 2018 and decided not to take discretionary review and approved the project as proposed. after additional review, the permit was issued on january 4, 2019 and subsequentsl subsequen. it's really just an impact on the one maybe two trees in the rear yard. it's not generally addressed in the planning department review, this i