administrator, joseph duffy representing the department of building inspection and chris buck, urban for esthe forester. the board meeting guidelines are as follows. the board requests you turn off or silence all phones and other electronic devices so they will not disturb the proceedings. carry on conversations in the hallway. the rules of presentation are as follows. appellants, permanent holder and department respondents are given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes for rebuttle. people affiliated must include their comments within the period. members of the public not affiliated have up to three minutes to address the board and no rebuttle. please speak into the microphone. to assist the board in the accurate preparation of minutes you are asked but not required to submit a speaker card or business card. speaker cards are available on the left side of the podium. if you have questions, please speak to board staff during a break or after the meeting or call or visit the board office. we are located at 1650 mission street. it's broadcast life on sfgov and will be rebroadcast on chan