laura ayello, planning staff in the current planning division. i'm here to discuss the conditional use authorization. i will keep my comments very brief. as you know, you also need to review and decide whether or not to remove or amend the approval to allow the demolition of single-family home and replacement with a new structure containing three family-sized units. the existing building is not occupied. it's not historic. it's unremarkable in any way except it's one of the smallest homes on the block. the appellant believes that the project is out of scale, fails to maintain light to adjacent properties and creates significant, adverse shadow impacts that result in a loss of privacy to the neighboring buildings. in response, 40-foot-high residential buildings are permitted in this district, which is residential mixed. it's also permitted in more restrictive residential districts. and can be found throughout the project area, 4-story buildings, that is. the subject property is a key lot, so the north side of the building was given extra scrutiny