president olague: yeah. >> i'm kathleen johnston. you guys know why i'm here today. i've been here before, and i have just learned that i can learn a lot about the mission by coming to these meetings. there is a lot that i learned about today. but i have to honey in the point -- hone in the point that there's absolute structural problems with the issuance of this permit. planning staff typically reviews the project and the intensification of use and the issues this one has that would have required a more extensive review to examine the issues of appropriate use, density, environment and neighborhood impact. although the permit application was filed almost one year ago, neighbors were unaware that building permits were under review and that physical changes and intensification of use were being proposed. had neighbors been made aware of this project, as is required by the planning code, section 312, neighbors could have worked together with the project sponsor or failing to resolve their issues. neighbors could have requested discretionary review by the planning commi

i'm kathleen johnston. i'm here to request that site permit 1244255 issue 2173115 st. be rescinded and the jurisdiction be returned to the planning department for review where it belongs. i have lived doors away from the subject report were decade and i am curious. i was never noted -- notified about the intention of use. and only one person, one neighbor, was alerted to the situation. had she been on vacation, no one would have known when adding a convenience there on our property, i had to alert everyone within 100 feet, so why does this building owner get away with notifying only one person? i am angry, and you should be angry, too. you are misinformed, and as a result ofthe permit never had the benefit of the planning apartment review. i am an architect, and i know. there is an intensification in use in the more than doubling of occupancy from 21 used to 52. -- 21 rooms to 52. they could potentially house to persons fwo persons per room. there is an addition of a third- floor roof deck that has a quality of life and had on the neighbors. furthermore, there is no in