the project is located near the intersection of belgrave and s hrader. on august 17th, the plan department issued a preliminary mitigated declaration for the project which found that it would have no significant in environmental impact that cannot be mitigated to a less than significant level. the declaration was appealed on september 14th, 2011. the appeal raised issues related to aesthetics, density, zoning compatibility, and neighborhood character. you should have before you get back to which includes the response of the concerns raised in the appeal letter, the letter itself, a copy of the negative declaration, and a draft motion to uphold the declaration. the project sponsor's council is also here this evening. they have prepared a brief which you should have received. i have provided you, should you -- >> as noted, the repeal responses changes individual character, even substantial changes which result from construction, would not in themselves constitute an adverse visual impact unless they would substantially degraded the existing visual characte