we can hear from the permit holders now. >> my name is mabel huang.am the new owner of 33 noriega street. i have my mother, mother-in-law, husband, and three children. it is our plan to live there for a long time. we would like to have a comfortable home to live in. my mother's legs are weak. she cannot go out anymore. she is only staying home. she would love to go out to get fresh air and set up side. -- sit outside. >> my name is ken chung. i am her brother in law. i have several pictures. how does that work? this is a picture of 3030, and this is a picture of their house. notice there is about 2 feet different. here is another picture. where did it go? here is another picture of the side of our house and their house. different times of the day. i took the picture at 9:00, this one, 12:00, 3:00, 6:00. the back of the house faces north. it never gets the sun hitting the house. i do not know if it is going to block their light, but that is the picture. here is another picture i took at 9:00, it 12:00, 3:00, and 6:00. all these times, the back of the h

we are protesting the issuance to abel huang -- mabel huang a permit to modify a building, including constructing a new deck. appreciate your patience waiting here this evening. we will start with the appellant. >> good evening, president and the commission. my name is kenneth leung. i lived in this property 20 years. recently, the owner next door, the house -- the new owner is also chinese. we appreciate them. we just received a letter from the department on june 30 regarding the remodel of their house. mostly, we are concerned about adding a deck on the back of the house. in the whole block, nobody has a back in this neighborhood. because of the property, i am not sure -- i can assure you the picture. the deck at the back would be 7 feet by 19 feet. my bedroom is at the back of the house. if they build that on the back, it is very close to our bedroom window. we are not comfortable with the privacy. also, because of the safety issue -- you can see the fence between our properties is only about 6 feet high. someone on the deck could easily jump across to our property. the shade is a