mr. howser about the project. we made numerous requests on how they could be altered to address his concerns. we attended six hours of mediation to get a compromise. in spite of getting input on what we could change, nothing was acceptable to him. anything close to his property lines or living room window was a nonstarter. following the may 19 meeting, we have gone back to meet with the neighbors and made even more reductions, but despite our concessions they weren't interested in compromise. president olague: thank you. >> hello, commissioners. it's nice to see you again. my name is patrick and i'm the sponsor's son. our family has been working on this project with planning staff and the neighbors since about 2007. i would like to thank you for your comments last time that helped us with some direction on where we should go given the fact that the design wasn't too well accepted. commissioners moore, sugaya, and antonini commented directly on the aesthetic. they thought that it didn't fit the neighborhood very we

mr. howser's plan at the last hearing. they acknowledged that the updated design is much more in keep with the neighborhood context. we have exchanged email with another neighbor to provide accurate information light on h from our project is minimal and explain the modifications we have already made to be sensitive to the neighbors on 20th street. we would like to remind the commission that the planning staff has evaluated the d.r.'s and find they do not meet the criteria for exceptional and extraordinary circumstances. we recognized this from the beginning, but still made generous concessions to both parties. we understand this process requires compromise and we have done that, but neither of the d.r. requesters is willing to accept any compromises. thank you for your time. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is elaina. i'm clare's partner and will be living at 309 eureka street. i would like to speak to you to try to clarify some of the milk characterizations. his misleading presentation is to swayed our project. we

mr. howser's existing building is 36 feet, not 31 feet. the new building height at 64 feet from eureka street will be 30 feet tall, not 40 feet tall. he references a nonexistent 40-foot high wall along our shared property line to the south. it was important for us to defend our project against these inaccuracies. thank you very much for your time. >> good evening, commigsers, i'm liz, an attorney apparent and i own a home a couple of blocks from the owners who i have known for 15 years. i'm here to read a brief statement from a neighbor across the street. her statement reads, "i live across the street at 328 eureka street. my family met myra and clare. they have always been thoughtful neighbors. they endured without complaint living next door to a loud disruptive and lengthy construction project when 313 eureka was renovated by the owner. throughout the construction process, they remained cheerful and supportive neighbors even when the owner erected support beams on their property without permission and when construction impacted the fence