i want to let you know that ingleside terraces has been very supportive of ocean avenue business writ we have advocated for improvements, including underground wires, street lights, street -- street skating. we supported the community benefits district and we welcomed and supported new businesses that serve the community. we're looking forward to new businesses that serve the community and that are compatible with the neighborhood. it is also important that the business be compatible. this is a neighborhood of single-family homes. an empty storefront is not a reason for permitting a use that negatively impacts the surrounding neighborhood. this is a quiet neighborhood. residents need to get up in the morning to go to work or go to school. this particular block of ocean avenue is quiet. the businesses are closed by 10:00 p.m. most of them are close by 8:00 p.m. the 1948 address is across the street from our house. there are several other houses in the immediate avenue -- area on victoria. in 2007, based on the quiet nature of this block and the surrounding neighborhood, we ask you to r

the adequacy of parking on ocean avenue -- the eastern end of urbano and ingleside terraces are impacted all day buy cars from patrons of 24-hour fitness, the school and church when they have the events, and other ocean avenue businesses. for some reason, the patrons of these businesses tend not to use the metered parking on ocean avenue but rather to part on urbana in that area. the second point is that the planning commission notes that it is a public transit corridor. since the business will be open until 2:00 a.m., i know that the ball but -- the elbow what dart service bands around midnight. the muni service as around 12:30. there is an owl that does run once per hour and follows a secure route around the city. it would be hard to get anywhere. i am assuming most of the people who come to the billiard hall will be driving. the billiard hall applicants decided not to serve all all -- alcohol, which pleased us. i do not know whether or not that will succeed. the previous speaker made a point that there is a bar on ocean avenue. in addition, there is a 7-eleven that is one block away.