or they abandon the ectoj it's normal. it's fairly common for an exterior project to engage for a month or four in negotiations for neighbors property line windows. very common. roofed over light wells. we have that over a 3x3 water closet shaft. neighbors want to protect it. we've spent four months trying to appease them. the last three projects had some kind of component like this in that. now preapplication. now to notification. that's where this 4-month to 1-year process begins. as an architect, we're taught to problem solve complex problems combining logic and unrstanding. the notification process puts us to the test solving for the unpredictable and uncodified. i'm happy to hear that they generally go through. the uncertainty is reflected in the department backlogs. for us to have the planning department hear us and to problem solve to improve efficiency with small improvements like this is fantastic. it's a tremendous step. what seems a minor changes incrediblywell-supported and condition -- constrained by the code,