we will hear from mazzone administrator's office. mr. fu? >> good evening, members of the board. let me begin by saying that this is unfortunate that projects often come to was an retroactively philae permit to legalize construction without proper permits approval -- come to us retroactively to get a permit to legalize construction. we certainly do not condone that. each time a permit was issued, work was found to be done beyond the scope of the approval. however, the permit holder did follow the proper procedures to legalize the alteration. ultimately, the rear addition, which extends approximately 1.5 feet into the required 25-foot we're yard required a variance which was reviewed by eight a zoning administrator. -- by a zoning administrator. this is not a case of rewarding an individual for work done without a permit. this is a case of once he realized the mistakes, that person followed the steps to seek correction. the proper procedure was found followed to make that correction, and if i may just to address a couple of questions that were raised, as well that member of the bo