mcmansioned in san francisco it would make the point. overhead. that's huge. that's beyond huge. and here is our homes illness how much that will stick out it will stick anti 25 feet. heels have balconies and desks that look into our bedrooms and that's creepy. project sponsor you have a two minute rebuttal >> i did want to correct some information. the proposed square feet of the house to 80 is not over 4 thousand i think that includes the ass actinic space and the plan t is four bedrooms it was mentioned 5. there is an additional parking garage parking space that's been included. the gentleman did visit the home he didn't see anything he expected to see. i wanted to show a comparison of the profile of 234 next door. this area is brown and so the goal was this is an expansion we're not saying it's not we're adding space but trying to keep that expansion close to the building. this area here >> sir, i'm sorry but you need to speak into the microphone. >> this area we're going to cope it close to the outline of the house. this area is set

. >> what you call this the mcmansion? >> the mcmansion of the block, brian's house. the minim house. >> how big is this house? >> 210 square feet. >> it feels rather roomy. >> it's 11 feet wide. >> and -- >> this is the office, there is a keyboard. >> this is a full sized bed? >> just pulls out. >> interesting. you really cram a lot of things into one small space. you say a lot of the things in this house are very natural, very environmentally friendly. >> uh-huh. the wood and like latex mattress, building a tiny house, it's such a tight building envelope. >> you want to make sure the air quality -- the water, really interesting, reclaimed off the roof you're saying. >> rainwater. >> you came up with a name for your house. the para house. after your name. when did you begin building? >> about a year ago. august of 2012. first i want to know why are you doing this, what do you like about this? >> i think mostly it was just a creative project, i was bored in d.c., moved around a lot, but wanted something that i could move to another location. >> do you imagine living i

what you guys call the mcmansion. it's the mcmansion of the lot. >> how big is this house. >> 210 square feet. ux. >> it's a wider design. >> this must be the office space. >> yes. >> and a keyboard in there. >> where does he sleep. platform. >> interesting. >> you can cram a lot of things into a small space. >> are you seeing a lot of things in the house are natural and environmentally friendly. >> wood and late ex mattress. building a tiny house you have to make sure you don't have environment toxins pause it's a small building envelope. >> the water is reclaimed off the roof, you said. >> yes, rainwater. >> you came up with a name. >> yes. >> it's called date day. >> the perra house - after your last name. >> when did you start building? >> august, 2012. >> what is the merely on the outside. >> cedar >> i want to hear about what you are doing. what are you doing? >> it was a creative project. i moved around, i wanted something that was my own, but that i could move to another location. this? >> it will be my own li

the facade is being saudi but i this this mcmansion i think it's called moreover the whole neighborhood is going to have to suffer from one of our neighbors. i ask the commission not to inflict this on our neighborhood. thank you >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> president fong and members of the board. i'm michael and my partner and i own 246 erect the property directly to the south of the subject property. with that yep. right over here this back mudroom this back shed is glass fitting that's the way we bought it for the last 38 years and it formed our kitchen it's basically where we eat and live etc. it's open this would be mr. britain's house all of this would be put in darkness because of the new yiths that will cut off our light and privacy and again, we feel the bulk of it is inappropriate. the rear of our highway getting the glass all of this will be intrusive on us. we're now above him because of the way the hill is he'll be above us. one of the things he'll be above us in our upstairs bathroom we have a window that is light and sky etc., this year this will be closed in a

. >> from mcmansion to tiny houses is a growing movement here in the u.s.here people are trading in big to live small. one, the tiny house movement has hundreds of members, and one community said it's a very charmer concept and they learn re

. >> from mcmansion to tiny houses is a growing movement here in the u.s. where people are trading in big to live small. one, the tiny house movement has hundreds of members, and one community said it's a very charmer concept and they learn more about it, and the reality starts to sink in. >> this is not a new phenomenon. this is a 1920s house on wheels. and check this out, this is a washington d.c. 140-foot square-foot house. and looking cheesy there, but our community says: > >> well, you have a lot of freedom in the back of your truck? >> but where's the bathroom? >> we're going to find out. since 1970, the average house size has doubled remains but for some, bigger is not better. >> i guess that the aspect of a small house is freedom. the world gets a lot bigger when you're living small because i can afford to do a lot more things in terms of cash and time. the whole world is now my living room. >> the living small movement doesn't stop at tiny houses. microapartments are popping up in many areas from seattle to new york city. but concerns over zoning.

. >> from mcmansion to tiny houses is a growing movement here in the u.s.here people are trading in big to live small. one, the tiny house movement has hundreds of members, and one

mcmansions. there are all associates of reasons why there's -- >> you say lawn fertilizer not the fact that the -- >> my point is there are all kinds of factors. you can't just say that it'sette flol. you can't just you know -- ethanol. you can't point to this cause and say it'sette flol. you can't -- it's ethanol. what are the environmental consequence of fracking? in north dakota? or tar sands from canada or the risk of spills in the gulf of mexico? the real environmental danger of energy production in the gulf is not ethanol production. it's having to deep dig, deep are and deeper in the gulf of mexico. that's the environmental consequence. environmentalists really should be focused on. >> it seems like this will be a debate that will continue. bob, it's great to have you on the program. thanks for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >>> hawaii has legalized same sex marriage. governor neil abercrombie says, law will boost tour imp by $270 million over the next three years. >>> now to washing