dorothy cook the owner of 466 oak st.located immediately south into the rear of the subject property. mrs. cook's concerns are as follows: that the project is to talk and conflicts with the block face and topography. that the proposed building is incompatible with the neighborhood landscape and surrounding buildings. the project reduces the available stock of affordable housing in the neighborhood and that the project replaces a structurally sound contributory resource. since it's a middle in 2015 the project has been significantly revised in response to direction from both preservation staff and the residential design team. the following seminal of the dr request the rdt review the project again taking into account the dr requester's concerns, and concluded that the project is consistent with the residential design guidelines and does not contain or create any exceptional or extraordinary circumstances. specifically the rdt found the project is a must vertical addition that's compatible with the block face in the block o

it was a subdivision of dorothy cook's property and it was a carriage house. it is a small lot and it's on a steep upslope. it's a unique condition in order to expand the property there is not the ability to go horizontal. there's only an ability to go vertical. the proposed addition is within all of the allowable building areas and the addition has made significant concessions to reduce this top story based on neighborhood concerns and also rdt and historic comments. number two, this is a modest project. it's a small house in a small lot and it's not a whole lot bigger. it's 2000 ft.2 total. a little over to the addition is a little under 1000 ft.2. the top story is a little under 300 and it is an integral part of the project. one of the things that people do have to face here is by ability of economics for them and what they can do and build it so it is a three-bedroom-two bath with an office on the top story. massing and context. so i appreciate all of the previous speakers and dedication to this city, and also, the involvement of dorothy and many of her fa