ms. goh? vice president goh: aye. >> the vote is 5-0, and ms. goh is elevated to the presidency of the board of appeals. vice president goh: thank you. >> congratulations> > goh. moving on to beat vice-president office, are there any nominations? vice president goh: i'd like to jump in and thank president peterson and the other commissioners. that has been interesting. i have learned a lot and i was honored to serve as vice president and very honored to serve as president, and as my first act, i would like to nominate commissioner hwang. dish is very well-prepared for all of the hearings, despite all of her obligations including being a partner at law firm. she asks relevant questions and i find her rulings to be very thoughtful. with that, i nominate commissioner hwang. >> thank you. are there any other nominations for this office? commissioner fung: i like to nominate commissioner michael garcia. >> ok. are there any other nominations? seeing none, commissioners, the want a discussion or should i call for public comment? vice president goh: com

ms,. morgan? >> first of all, i like to congratulate president goh and vice president garcia. i am sure that you'll continue to serve very well. you certainly have been impressive in our case, very considerate. this has been a longslog, hasn't it? i would go back in just reiterate certain key points. one is that i initially submitted emails dated may 11 and may 25 stating they had constructed the counter wall. i mentioned that at the last hearing, that the counter wall this indescribable because the hastwo -- in has two cutouts described as it teller windows. it is clearly even in the photographs what would have been a counter where people would have walked up to buy their prescriptions. this was stated in the first email on may 11 and the jurisdiction request information, and again on may 25. at that time, i have absolutely no clue what was happening, what was going to happen. she says i am biased, maybe, but that point i had no idea that any of these dated email references would be used in evidence. they were completely unbiased at that time, there were simply interoffice me

goh: comments? commissioner fung: i will start. it is difficult for ms. lyons to have a new structure that crosses a lot of your living space, since she has lived there a long time. 9.5 years is quite a substantial time, and, therefore, what you got used to was a valuable view, light, and air resources for her. the issue here, however, is also the right to expand upon his required living space. i do not know if there are further expansion problems that will happen in the future. this particular expansion is very modest. it occurs where the side yard and, in essence, a zero property line situation, even though there are setbacks -- it occurs where this year -- where the side yard is, and, in essence, a zero property line situation. it allows views and light and air above. given the fact that it is very modest, given the fact that it is toward, that it is stored there for a four-bedroom, i see no reason to overturn their permit -- that is located there at the bedroom. commissioner garcia: it looks on to ms. lyon's -- lyons' windows, but it is unfortunate, a

goh: thank you. any other questions, commissioners? i think we have a rebuttal. >> ms. martinez-smith? >> the only thing i want to add is that my parents are not denying the fact that they put the cover up. they just were not aware that they would need a permit to do that type of work. they are not people that normally build things. they are simple people. this was a very basic idea to protect my mother from the wind. in putting up what they thought was a regular, simple solution to the problem -- it turned out to be this very huge problem that cost them a fortune. the gazebo itself cost them $1,000. what they paid in fees with all the plans they have submitted is well over $4,000. we have receipts for the different architects they ask to put the plans together which were never accepted by the city. that is the main issue. what was supposed to be a simple solution turned out to be a costly and huge headache for them. they just did not know what was required to put up this type of structure. they did not -- they were not doing anything behind the city's back, or anything like that. they