mr. patterson? >> that's fine. good evening, president fung and commissioners, ryan fung for the appellant. this is to orient you to the properties. this is a two story building on upper market street. the building is owned by c.t.c., presumably short for crossroads trading company. the upstairs is occupied by the academy of ballet of san francisco. the appellant owns the property next door at 2135 market street. the subject permit tonight is a permit for secondary egress from the ground floor commercial space. the problem with the mer my is it doesn't go far enough to -- permit is it doesn't go far enough to give secondary egress to the ballet school, as well. it does not have a legal second means of egress. the two properties were previously under the same ownership, which allowed the ballet school to exit across the appellant's property historically, but when the ownership changed, the permit holder asserted that it had an unrecorded easement across the appellant's record for the ballet school's egress. they wen

mr. patterson? question for clarity. was there a settlement agreement with the ballet for them to use that space? >> exactly, and that was -- that was this agreement that's here on the overhead? >> so there is an agreement or there's no agreement? >> there is an agreement that gives temporary license for egress if the city allows that, if it's code compliant. we made no representations that it was code compliant. we said that's up to you guys, between you and the city. >> and that is -- that agreement's only with the ballet company, so once that lease expires, there's no means of egress for the second floor. >> i think the first time i heard that you want us to make them put a corridor through their space. it's not in any of your briefs so on what legal basis can this board go beyond the purposes of the permit in front of us? >> so the board has broad, equitiable, power, at least as the planning commission's, which as we see every week, has authority to make changes to interior and exterior projects. i think it's entirel

not only in the shape of the lot , but also just looking at the depth of the lot, mr patterson had quit over a rectangle saying this is a standard lot size, even this as just a rectangle, is not a standard lot size. the standard lot size is 25 by 100. just a rectangular portion of this lot is 25 feet wide but only eight any -- 82 and half feet deep. it is quite a bit shallower than a typical lot. the building on that lot was constructed in 1961. that is noted. it is a potential historic resource and therefore, would require additional review for any exterior changes. one of the things that complicates in addition to this, because we do see additions to potential historic resources, given the narrowness, the building of the front is quite narrow. it is only half the width of the lot and expansively gets to the rear. a vertical addition that is not visible from the street would be complicated by the shape and the configuration of the building on the lot. also, the project architect said in addition at the rear would potentially impact the mature tree at the rear of the lots. there is a po

mr. patterson was asked about the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland once the uk leaves the eu next year. >> good morning. welcome to the heritage foundation. and also welcome on c-span for joining us. it is my great pleasure to introduce the honorable owen paterson.he was leader of the conservative party. he has always been a conservative. and a supporter of the us/uk special relationship. outstanding and dedicated. since 1997. and so for the environment, food and affairs. also for northern ireland. one of the first british conservatives to support brexit. more recently has been prominent with agreements. -- owen has urged the british government to fully restore when they exit the eu in @booktv. united states and united kingdom to talk about free trade deal. it would further the partnership between the largest economies. please join me in welcoming my very good friend, owen paterson. [applause] >> good morning ladies and gentlemen. thank you very much for that, kind introduction. it is a great pleasure to return to heritage. again, i was here about a year ago and

mr. patterson advocates for free trade agreements and was asked about the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland once the uk leaves the eu next year. >> good morning. welcome to the heritage foundation. welcome to our viewers on c-span for joining us. it's my great pleasure to introduce the right honorable owen patterson. i have known owen now for nearly two decades. dating back to when he was parliamentary and then leader of the conservative party. and leading back to the private office in london. owen has always been a highly principled conservative. as well as a robust pragmatist and ardent supporter of the u.s./uk relationship. he's a dedicated mp since 1997, and for environment, food, and rural affairs and the northern state of ireland. he was one of the first british conservatives to support brexit, and more recently, has been a prominent critic of prime minister theresa may's agreement which prompted the resignation of both foreign brexit secretary when it was announced in july. owen has urged the british government to fully restore britain's sovereignty when

mr. patterson. could you, since i was on the site visit, can you give me the square footage of the two on-site resident manager's units. >> all our units start from 180 square foot to 250. >> for the two administration units. what size are they now? >> the one with four units combined around 800. the one proposing for the five units about 1,000. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. sanchez. >> i think the commission is going in the appropriate direction questioning in hasn't the d.d.a. been amended. this is a contract that the appellant signed with the city. it has already been amended numerous times by the appellant as they've made changes throughout the project. why did they stop doing that and then start doing work without benefit of permit? i appreciate the comments about the success of the unit and ensuring success and whether the improvements could increase the live ability of it and improve the occupancy rates of it. but to keep in mind, the illegal work has been done for about a decade and that h

mr. patterson advocates for free trade agreements and was asked about the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland once the uk leaves the eu next year. >> good morning. welcome to the heritage foundation. welcome to our viewers on c-span for joining us. it's my great pleasure to introduce the right honorable owen patterson. i have known owen now for nearly two decades. dating back to when he was parliamentary and then leader of the conservative party. and leading back to the private office in london. owen has always been a highly principled

mr. patterson was asked about the border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland once the ukleaves the eu next year. >> good morning. welcome to the heritage foundation. and also welcome on c-span for joining us. it is my great pleasure to introduce the honorable owen paterson.he was leader of the