mr. van houten. i don't think it's going to streamline for anybody if they can't get past the next department in line. i wanted to get that off my chest. >> supervisor fewer: you said there were 44 days from the time of permit filing to issuance. the average time was 44 days. that includes the planning department? >> yes, it does. includes the planning department as well as all other agency reviews. >> supervisor fewer: okay. i just don't understand why i'm hearing from people who have recently opened a cafe, restaurant, saying that it took them a year to do this. why would be that if you're telling me on average it's 44 days? >> because a lot of them is over-the-counter. for the people who come in and out in hour, that compensates for the folks who are there for nine months. >> supervisor fewer: thank you, supervisor. >> yeah, because i believe a majority of them do the over-the-counter, which can take just a few days, a week or two. and then there are cases where there could be applications that ta