mr. heng is precluded from ever challenging, or trying to have an extension like this in his terrace. if somebody were to purchase the property from mr. heng, they would be able to, does it make sense. that's why we think it is important for an analysis, whether that be conducted by the mission -- commission, to look at the merit of the project. i think it was included in the briefing materials. this right here is how circumstances have changed. this is the plague court. it poses a health and safety risk. he needs to be resolved. the reason mr. heng seems to have this terrace installed is to solve this water issue. >> thank you. counselor, you have time in rebuttal. what happened at the planning commission, this is an open hearing, whatever happened there has no bearing at the body. you should just present your case. >> i appreciate that. in light of the briefing -- >> thank you. we will now hear from mr. shan iger. >> welcome counselor. >> important policy issue here with respect to this obje

mr. heng's primary residence. they say it's in asia. it is not. he bought this house to be a primary residence. he bought it into 2010 for the purpose of having his children, to come here. since he moved into the house full-time, august 2013, he has been outside the united states only 82 days. his children and his wife are both u.s. citizens. his children have attended schools in the bay area throughout middle school and high school. mr. heng himself has attended night school at the local community college here. and i don't know how they've raised this before, but mr. heng is not from taiwan. he has no family that lives in taiwan. so there is that. second of all, the falsehood that no timely notice was provided. department records show that notice was provided both through mailings in july and august of 2018. and then, of course, there was the poster at the property in august of 2018. further more, neighborhood meetings were unnecessary because this lacks any vertical additions to add seven or more feet to the existing height, nor any horizontal a