most homes on this block are only one story over a garage. there is only one four storey residents on the block. when the vertical addition to that building was complete, the neighbors were dismayed by how out of character it turned out to be. its lack of sensitivity to its surroundings galvanized the neighborhood into actively working to prevent future projects from being so out of place. third, the height is proposed to be level with the height of the adjacent uphill home at 946 instead of stepping down the hillside. this disrupts the profile of the street front and is even more disruptive of the profile as seen from the neighbors to the north. the proposed building should be shorter. it should be no higher than the average of the adjacent homes on either side. on a street as steep as this, the setback does not mitigate the excess height, as the extra level is readily visible from many angles. i would also like to note that since this building is directly across the street from my home, which is only one story over a garage, i will review t

there is a three-car garages facing the open space. no garage, no cars on the open space. two of the commissioners voted against the demolition of this sound, affordable, rent-control the house. the garage was turned into living space. mr. sanchez and explain the procedures. after a year, you could make the same application. he did not hear any reasons. he heard in 1993 that the addition of a single story of what caused -- would cause too much of a shadow. how could a 40-foot building not cause more of a shadow on the open space? this causes that much more additional shadow. the house next door has the exact same access as the recess. they do not have a garage. they parked at the end of de harol. they were, -- de haro. there are clear. they do not want access. they did not even one pedestrian access. the amount of misinformation you are provided is stunning. it is hard to encapsulate it all. this is not a pop-out. the current building has a rear yard. the building that was approved it was a small shed. they would have had to have gotten a variance just for that shed. the f

. -- garage space. >> that was based on the fact that we had a garage entry at the top. we were going to dig up coral street, dig up the existing access, and plant that, consistent with the rest of the open space. we are going to have access through a road that would allow plants to grow in between the tracks so you could not even tell it was a road. vice president goh: what happened to your garage? >> the planning commission decided they did not want a garage at the top. they said it wanted one at the bottom, that would be fine. it was approved without a garage for the planning commission. vice president goh: that is rock. you are talking about digging down deeper than the existing house to put in a garage. >> in the structure following the grade, you do not have to dig as deep as if you took a 40 foot high structure. actually, the digging is pretty limited compared to a normal structure. it is not really hard rock. you can dig it out. commissioner garcia: how are you going to overcome the fact, if i understood correctly, you are not able to bring construction equipment

sanchez indicated, the sides of the garage. what we asked for last time was also some idea of the proposed typography of the grading the permit holder wanted to do and to establish their for an elevation to this building that then would establish the height of the building with respect to the site. that was not provided to us. we have two choices. one is to revoke the permit. the second is to approve the permit as is with the understanding both the planning and building departments need to review in the addenda that have applied to get and not see if it matches up against the approved site permit. if we were to do that, i would condition the permit in the following way. that is that the finished elevation of the ground floor be established no higher than 395 or 396 based on the survey that we saw. commissioner garcia: what you are proposing would take care of the issue with the garage, the curb cut, and degrading to the rear. all that would have to conform to the original plans. commissioner fung: correct. commissioner garcia:

still, the developer -- no impagct on the proposed garage. still, the developer response was to retain a lawyer. the neighbors have asked that the project developers eliminate the fourth floor. i did not know it was legal to build that in a residential neighborhood in san francisco. i understand that the owner of 946 elizabeth, just next door, was informed in 2003 that she could not build a three story over a garage house on her lot. why should these developers get special permission? they're building would be the largest single family house on the entire block. we live on a street where we live cheek by jowl with our neighbors. we get along because we respect our neighbors' right to fresh air, a semblance of a view, and a modicum of privacy. the project double per se have chosen to ignore those courtesies. i purchased my home in 1992. it is 760 square feet. if you of my neighbors homes measure no more than 200 square feet. 90% of the houses on this block are no more than two stories tall. at more than 3000 square feet, this project is a mons

is there a garage? it seems like it changes every hearing. my wife would be here, too, but she is home with our son. it is simply not true that it is not going to impact the open space. because of the grade and the height of the building, it is showing to be giant. we will not call it the open space. we will call in the -- call it the boxed in space. >> i am here to support the boosters.

mary's garage has a rate of $191 per month. we are proposing raising our fees to $160 per month for residential rates, that's a $20 rate increase, and $185 for commercial rates, again a $20 increase. even at the proposed increase rates, parking at the kezar lot will be less expensive than neighboring parking facilities and should the rates be approved they would be implemented in january. the projected gross revenue for the remainder of our fiscal year is $43,200, and for next year double that, $86,400. for outreach, we posted a notice on the lot on september 8, approximately a month ago. fliers were handed out to all customers, specifically those using monthly parking passes as they entered the lot. notice fliers were given to

you go down a steep slope into the garage. >> i would like everyone to understand that personal family circumstances are not what this commission is for. >> this is not as tall as the street that we saw. maybe the project sponsor can tell me. what you're doing is adding the upper floor. this does not look like it is much above the roof. do you know what that additional amount of height is. the roof virtually covers the new floor according the way that i can read it. i think said everyone seems to be fine. maybe staff has an idea. >> i would say three, maybe four. i see that you did not feel that this would rise the level of taking dr. this looks like this is well done. there are two units that are larger and in the upper floor. this provides for a key building units and the. >> i have one condition that i would like to introduce and that is on the front elevation by looking in the building, the existing windows are vertical and the proposed windows are horizontal. if we could maintain the vertical windows. >> are you referring to the sliding doors on the right hand side? >> both on the

to that space and have relocated the garage to the front of the property. commissioner fung: we do not have that. the plans that we have have no parking. vice president goh: could i jump in? commissioner fung: i am not finished yet. let me try to track this through. >> the project sponsor can address that issue. they submitted plans directly to this board. >> albert costa, architect and agent for the owners. at the commission hearing, it was six-one approved, but they did ask us in terms of taking the garage away -- they did ask us that we would work with staff and sculpt and kind of gives it a little more -- commissioner fung: i just want to know what documents i am looking at first. i do not want to know the reasons why get. the documents that we have -- was their drawings submitted for the following to reflect the design review? >> the plan>> the plans are notu now. there was no parking on the plans that the project sponsor had submitted. they do not have the co-required parking. -- code-required parking. >> those became the basis. >> that is correct. >>

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i have a garage full of stuff i don't use. there is a place on tunnel avenue if you are a city resident you take it down there and show them you are a city resident and they will take it. call us. say, i can't get down there i have, they might come out with 50 gallon drums if you have waste or oil they will come and pick it up. if you have gasoline you haven't used in a while they will come and pick it up. the main thing is safety. we don't want to end up like this guy. he didn't heed the warnings. for each one of these to carry out this guy, how many guys are backing them up? i figure 4 a piece. we don't send in a team unless we have the same amount of people and then some to back them up. to get you to gage what an incident is the guy with the big thumb. the rule of thumb is this. if you cover the incident with your thumb you are far enough away. does it look like he's got it covered with his thumb? you see the smoke going to the side. he's still too close. he's got to back up further even with the rule of thumb. we want you

the proposed assessment for the civic center parking garage is $32,000. it's our hope with increased feeling of safety there will be more patrons coming to the garage at nighttime so those revenueses will be going up and you'll see a direct benefit from ar participating in this but we also think it can help with the ice rink and other proposals you want to see happen that could be revenue-generating also for civic center plaza. and there's some enterprise departments that are also going to have their boards vote on this, like the war memorial build, ballet, symphony, opera, they like this. the war memorial board has to take a formal vote because they own the buildings, they'll do that next week. and the p.u.c. and asian art museum, the asian art already voted yes. that's it for my presentation, i'd be happy to take your questions. and again, we hope the mayor's office, the office of economic work forest development and the many, many people on the steering committee hope that you think this is a great idea like we do. >> commissioner lee. commissioner lee

. -- car inside an unlocked garage. this is of particular concern because of recent burglaries in neighboring fairfax county. since the beginning of august there have been nearly 100 burglaries in several different communities. the suspect in those cases is also entering through unlocked doors, windows and garages. this man who does not want to be identified lives in this community. he is all the victim of an overnight burglary. >> i happened to leigh my wallet on the floor of my car in the garage which -- leave my wallet on the floor of my car in the garage which we left unlocked. we lock our doors. and on sunday my cash was gone in my wallet. >> reporter: police have not been able to make the connection just yet. reporting in prince william county wisdom martin, fox 5 news. >>> the hunt is on tonight for a suspected shoplifter who used pepper spray to make an escape at the boston common mall in arlington about lunchtime today. the manager of the payless shoe stores confronted a woman he suspected of shoplifting. the w

>>> the early bird gets the worm but the early garage truck wakes the neighborhood. why do they come so early? that's tonight's good question. instrumental music ] [ instrumental music ] as ceo, she laid off 30,000 workers and shipped jobs to china. china. india. russia. poland. i know precisely why those jobs go. [ male announcer ] because fiorina shipped them there. to shanghai instead of san jose. bangalore instead of burbank. proudly stamping her products "made in china." 30,000 workers gone while fiorina took $100 million for herself. carly fiorina. outsourcing jobs. out for herself. [ barbara boxer ] i'm barbara boxer, and i approved this message. under attack only to realize >>> has it happened to you? you bolt up out of a dead sleep, convincing your -- convinced your neighborhood is under attack, then you realize all that noise outside, it's garage day. why do garage companies have to start that residential service so early in the morning? that's tonight's good question. everybody recognizes that sound. it's the one that gently weeks you in the wee hours of t

the underground garage is ridiculous because i defeated the underground garage underneath lot two ferryfeasible. there is water underneath there. all the developments have to be pumped out. they have to have pumps for the water because there's so much seepage, and it is unbelievably expensive to build. there is no need to cut three jackson. we already have washington and the other one, broadway. the worst hypocrisy is that the study says connect the bay to the water -- i'm sorry, connect the land to the water. this is the worst, despicable display of dishonesty that i have ever seen here. how can you sit here and say that you want to connect the day, and you want to build an 84-foot tower? it is disgraceful. this is the worst real estate deal i have ever come across, and i come from new york with the biggest developers. i'm sorry, the architect is a well-known architect, but this is the worst, and we cannot allow this to go through. please, do not okay this. do not contradict what the neighbors wanted. you are dealing against their wishes. there's no set back. golden gateway was planned

it's a garage. >> it's a garage. >> not the basement. >> not the basement. >> the garage. >> reporter: during the week the stuff gets pushed back and her car goes here. it's like an artist. you don't have to explain it. mike schuh reporting. back to you on tv hill. >> did we miss the tv? >> it's in the roof. >> the ceiling. >> the ravens are headed to new england to take on the patriots. our coverage continues. it's mark, marty and jessica. >> maybe it's on the back of the garage door and just couldn't see it. >> got to move all that stuff away from the fridge, though. that's important. can't block the fridge on football sunday. >> that's for sure. >> a nice weekend weather wise. 60 here. west, northwest winds 16. take -- we'll take a look at take -- we'll take a look at the weekend right after bob ehrlich is desperate, and he'll say anything to get elected. negative attacks the media have repeatedly called "dishonest" and "total malarkey." and why can't we trust bob ehrlich? because he raised taxes and fees by $3 billion then denied it... because he says he's for us, but made $2.5 mi

and you can see the purple hue inside of the garage. check that out!u the rest until you come back. that's the threat. and it's purple friday, right? i'm supporting the logo. >>> yeah, ten years ago. yeah. ten year ago, down on the field. for the ravens! >> they'll celebrate that in a few weeks, bringing back that football team. i hope i'm invited. >> you are. >> we're out near golden ring inside this garage. and it's not a man cave, it's a raven's cave ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> now, up to 48 degrees in oakland and 50 in hagerstown. 48 elkton and 52 easton and 48 pax river and naval air and in bel air and columbia. 46 westminster and kent isle and rock hall. and we haven't seen the strong winds into the area, but as we see the high pressure behind the low, the winds could get gusty at times and we have to mention the chance of a passing shower. and i don't want you to obsess on them. clear, breezy and 42. and 65-degrees is the high if there's a change, it will be breezy. as we move through the five day, a darn good run of sun. tuesday, 68 degrees. >>> th

it is a garage. >> it is a garage. >> reporter: not the basement. >> reporter: a garage. >> yes. >> reporter: during the week, the stuff gets pushed back and her car goes here. it is like an artist. you don't need to explain it. >> right. right. >> reporter: reporting from near golden ring, mike schuh, wjz 13 news with queen esther. back to you on tv hill. >> if you are wondering, her husband is a ravens fan. you can watch the ravens game against the patriots here on wjz. the coverage continues when the game is over. join mark and marty and jessica for the post game show here on wjz 13. >>> and sleep and health watch. a study reveals why people toss and turn. >>> why one woman is demanding security in the classroom. >>> the weekend has finally arrived. will the weather cooperate? we will update the forecast coming up. you could switch for great gas mileage or seats that flip and fold with one hand. you could switch for up to 600 highway miles on a single tank of gas. or the hundred-thousand mile powertrain warranty. over a thousand people a day are switching to chevy. they're not just tradin

right now it is available in garages or parking lots, but not on the typical residential street. chairperson maxwell: i want to add that just because you car share does not mean that if you park your car in the wrong place it will not get a ticket. supervisor chiu: that is exactly right, but car sharing allows you -- there are designated parking spots for those cars. if you take a car out and move it back to that spot, you do not have to worry about the car being towed or ticketed or otherwise running into problems. chairperson maxwell: thank you. >> amy rogers, planning department staff. i want to thank president chiu for sponsoring this important legislation. there are many benefits to the city and people of san francisco in car sharing. this is an effort that was initiated about a year ago. the department identified several barriers to successful implementation of car sharing in san francisco. we launched a three-pronged approach to revamp. the first was a zoning administrator bulletin. the second was adoption of the commission policy. they announced their policy preference on

is there a garage? it seems like it changes every hearing. my wife would be here, too, but she is home with our son. it is simply not true that it is not going to impact the open space. because of the grade and the height of the building, it is showing to be giant. we will not call it the open space. we will call in the -- call it the boxed in space. >> i am here to support the boosters. it seems the this system not entirely clear. it seems the the variance that was granted has been given because of hardship. the hardship is because the house is so vague. that would be better if the house matched the footprint of the house next door. >> next speaker, please. >> hello. i am a 31-year resident and a member of the garden association. i am also a retired teacher. i appreciate having open space around. this building is way too big and shadows too much open space. >> i am licensed architect from california. i am in support of the de haro project. a variances should be granted. i know the amount of work that went into this project. it is a zone for

especially if you have a garage door opener. you do not want a burglar getting in through your house through the garage door. reporting live in vienna, peggy fox, 9 news now. >> important advice right now. >>> police in vienna are investigating the death of a 9- month-old. medics rushed to a home in the 400 block of dove circle after a call of a child in distress. investigators say the day care provider put the baby down for a nap hours earlier but later found the baby unresponsive. >>> the show is back on, on the national mall. filming resumed on transformers 3. production was stopped for a time for a safety review after a crash involving a d.c. police suv happened on monday. but 12th street tunnel was closed to traffic for much of the afternoon today while crews shot a scene there. that road reopened just in time for the evening rush. but filming is still going on between independent avenue and jefferson drive. >>> coming up, police make a quick arrest in the stabbing at a college park nightclub. now the university of maryland