. >> my name is neil schwarz, i'm a practicing act nekt san francisco.or the past two-year, i've been chair of the public policy and advocacy committee, working closely with the planning department on procedural and pocy changes to clarify in speed the process of design review in the city. we've been impressed with the planning's willingness to listen and as we see in this initiative, willingness to take action. we support their efforts to th will streamline processes ts for all. as part of the package of rational improvements, with removing the requirement for 311 neighborhood notification on rear-yard pop outs. these small scale additions often allow families to make modest improvements to their home, as we just hear, allowing them to create an additional room for an expanding family. currently because the triggers for 311 notification are so low, it encourages clients to build larger projects. the thinking is that since almost any addition sends you into a lengthy and expensive process, then you might as well make it worth your while and expand the pr