first is westwood in mira loma. there is no doubt that on this street, the context is quite consistent in terms of two stories. the reason why the deck comes up is because of the third floor and therefore, the mandated setback that establishes a lesser impact of the third floor upon the streetscape. and adjacent neighbors. that then creates a situation which puts it right at the edge for me in terms of its ability to fit in within the context. it is not overly done and yet it is not real close to what is there. on a personal note, the reason i bring up the thing about the deck is it is not something i find very suitable, especially in a less dense area, where the yards are larger, there? in the rear. i am not enamored with roof? in general, and -- with roof decks in general. if they are a limited size similar to what one may require as a open space by the planning code. in this instance, that would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 100 square feet. what swings me in terms of my final determination here is the fact

there is a letter that was offered by the mira loma improvement club, signed by the president of that organization, cassaundra davis. i believe that is in your packet. i want to draw your attention to language in that letter, suggesting that the board of permit appeals consider the modification of the building permit to eliminate or at least to minimize the proposed second floor that is the upper deck that looks into the bayview window of dr. maxon's home while allowing the first floor or lower deck to be constructed. mr. zapone is therefore wrong about the compliance of this design with the neighborhood standards. it would represent a very substantial aberration and very likely more than that. if it is granted in this instance, it may serve as a very unhappy precedent for future improvements, if you want to call them that, in this neighborhood. he also contends that mary projected all modification proposals made by ms. burrell. she did suggest a couple of suggestions. we never, ever categorically rejected any of them. my first act as the lawyer for dr. maxon was on the day i was reta

first is westwood in mira loma. there is no doubt that on this street, the context is quite consistent in terms of two stories. the reason why the deck comes up is because of the third floor and therefore, the mandated setback that establishes a lesser impact of the third floor upon the streetscape. and adjacent neighbors. that then creates a situation which

this is mira loma park. this is lark merced blvd. it's all made of clay. it's going to slump. these are the roads built in the oakland hills. nate, red woods. skyline. and enabled them to go up and develop the hills. the rural roads that go through the coast range. this enabled them to get their stuff to market. this is at road built by the ccc. this is a bridge. this is highway one and you won't know, except you look at the bridge and you will see dates, 1938, 1939. the airstrips are ccc. and the one out at treasure island. long beach, burbank. this is oakland and the whole built line railroad was redone. 19 is a pwa project and our great amphitheatres are from that time. this is santa barbara bowl. this is the forest theater in carmel and these are ccc workers putting huge bolder. here's 6 thousand people getting ready to enjoy oklahoma in that theater. big basin is a ccc project and this one, on the east river, new york. a project built where people from the lower east side could see performances and still do. our parks and recreation. almost all from them. that's the conse