mr. adil shaikh? >> yes, sir? >> this board has two options, they can take jurisdiction in which case your permit is suspended and it will take you at least three months to get on to the calendar. i'm appealing to you whether there is some timeframe that you can allow the tenant to stay without us having to go through that process? >> well, i am sympathetic to the tenants as well. i think i can be flexible, but i felt that it would be very difficult for me to give them a whole year at this point which is what they originally requested. i'm not saying that, hey, in 60 days, again, that's why i retained council. i'm not familiar with this process that you need to get out in 60 days. so, again, i sympathize with my tenants. i have always tried to work with them to the best of my ability. i don't want to seem to them that i mislead them or somehow lied to them. i am open to that idea. that's not a problem. i can go ahead and say that in front of you in whole honesty. to me, if i was misunderstood, at this point to giv

mr. adil shaikh, the pell on -- appellant or the requester said that you promised them a year. is that correct? >> my understanding is that i said in a letter that i would wait years before i actually started the project. it was at one time in a telephone phone call that marilyn mentioned to me that when you do get ready to move forward do you know that you have to compensate us and that a year is required. i have never done a demolition in my life. i didn't know what the legal formalities were. i waited a year. if you look at the record, 2011 was when the project was approved, sir. >> the records indicate you picked up the permit in april. where are you with your construction process? do you have a contractor already on board? >> yes. i do have a contractor on board and as a matter of fact we were supposed to meet today to just go over some details and i told him can we meet tomorrow because today i'm attending a hearing. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> anything from the department, mr. sanchez? >> thank you, good evening, members of the board, scott sanchez, planning departmen

adil shaikh. project, 1st permit: demolition of one-story, single-family dwelling. project, 2nd permit: construction of four-story building with four-dwelling units. 1234 mr. pacheco. they say these were 2012. >> those are typos. >> was it 2012 or 2013? >> i will check the file. >> thank you. the request were filed on may 29, 2013. the first permit is demolition of one story single family dwelling and project 2, permit construction of four story building with four dwelling units. looks look -- like this were issued in 2013. >> yeah. both in 2013. >> >> sorry for the delay. my name is tom church and along with my dear friend, marolyn allen. thank you for considering our request for reopening the permits for demolition and construction at 353 san jose avenue. the house we have rented for 24 years. a letter from the central permit bureau was sent to us around the time it was signed. the board of appeals

adil shaikh. project, 1st permit: demolition of one-story, single-family dwelling. project, 2nd permit: construction of four-story building with four-dwelling units. 1234 mr. pacheco. they say these were 2012. >> those are typos. >> was it 2012 or 2013? >> i will check the file. >> thank you. the request were filed on may 29, 2013. the first permit is demolition of one story single family dwelling and project 2, permit construction of four story building with four dwelling units. looks look -- like this were issued in 2013. >> yeah. both in 2013. >>