. >> my name is jack edwards. good afternoon. i work with montgomery partners, owners of a number of medium-to-large rent controlled apartment buildings in san francisco. i spoke before you at the last hearing of the urban design guidelines on the topic of light wells. i pointed out that there were no guidelines requiring light wells, even though many of the areas in which u.s d.g.s would apply not only have light wells, but that those areas are characterized by large light wells often in lieu of code complied [inaudible]. this graphic here is the block of bush street near pine where we own a building. this block is typical of dozens and dozens of blocks in the market rc4 districts. many of these buildings, including ours, have a studio and one-bedroom units whose only windows are on a light well. often these units are occupied by low and moderate income te nranlsz. i was happy to hear that you asked for light well protection at the last hearing but disappointed that the department responded with a guideline that requires, quote,

i'm here to address something just alluded to earlier by jack edwards representing montgomery partners. he talked about the building being proposed next door to where we live and that building will effectively remove somebody like me from the city. i wrote a book called don't take me the long ways. i was also the -- i'm one of the people san francisco points to and i'm one of the artists creating the hard work in san francisco and i'm retired and live next door to a building that is about to be re-c re-configured. they're planning a six-story building adjacent to my wall that will prevent me from writing with the noise level and be a detriment to the neighborhood and destroy the human ecology. to define that term quickly, how people live within the particular. all the subtle aspects of keeping the neighborhood intact. one artist spoke about context. i'm just a concerned citizen that feels suddenly in the crosshairs of the developers and i want you to understand that. >> i wanted to sum up a consensus of those speaking and it seems to be as follows. u.d.g.s are not ready for prime time

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