. >>> ladies and gentlemen of this board, my name is manuel baroka. i'm an old timer in this city and a long-time resident of the marina. i'm very concerned about how easily one can get a variance without taking into consideration how this building addition and alterations can affect the next door neighbors or even the entire area. to my knowledge, these folks have a 3,000 square feet home with a large house designed for a family to live comfortably. and what they want to do within the inside of that house is their own business and their privilege. however, adding an elevator to the outside of the building will have a tremendous impact on their neighbors. it will reduce the latter's property value, will lock them in, it will block the light of one of the neighbors' windows, and it will alter their air and garden space. in my building on 3rd street, i built an elevator large enough for four people in the area on the inside of the building. it changed very little of the interior area when the elevator shaft was built. it seem to me that they can do the