jeremy spitz with san francisco public works. we tried to streamline this process as much as possible. we removed the posting requirement. the one requirement for notification we kept in was the permitee or permit applicant would have to mail a notice to restaurants within 75 feet and just provide our office an affidavit they provided notice to those restaurants. and when that is received then we would be able to issue the permit. >> supervisor a. safai: so why still the appeal to the board of appeals? i guess what i'm trying to get at is, if this is something, in many ways it should be pro forma, you are giving it a temporary nature. you want to notify the owners surrounding restaurants out of courtesy. but the idea someone could appeal this and slow it down so it wouldn't even be in effect. i don't understand the appeal. when we did the notification streamlining we essentially came in and said if it's a permitted use, you get the permit. >> thank you, supervisor safai. i think there was a desire to keep some recourse since we a