even without the parapet, the project seeks to raise the low edge of the hip roof up close to the gable peak. our box and deck will start to feel like a pit, but no matter what you do with the parapet, the rear decks in the yard will allow their owners to look down on us. i can't propose some expensive extension that would benefit me and ignore everyone around me. is that how it works at the planning department? if the zoning administrator doesn't acknowledge your existence, he won't have -- he won't have to acknowledge your impacts. commissioner richards explained to the sponsors what they were trying to do was only benefiting them and harming four families around them. they did not get this message from neighbors at many conversations. they didn't get it when nice neighbors who viewed their new plans still thought it was too impactful and then wrote letters against it. the zoning administrator tried to talk to the planning commission into the letters that he approved. vote no, plain and simple. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening. >> good evening, welcome. >> i h