. >> planning commissioners, my name is nick poulter. i am the project architect representing the project sponsor and the property owner, mr. dan kennedy who regretfully could not be here today. thank you for the opportunity to address you. dan kennedy is a long-time resident and small business owner in san francisco whose intention is to build a modest two-story structure which can suitablely house a small automobile repair garage on the vacant dore street lot where there are already a number of such repair shops. as a businessman, dan kennedy who is in his 80's, takes a long-term view of things. he is not interested in making a quick buck by developing and selling this building, but rather intends to leave his properties to his children. as stated in my d.r. response, this project after undergoing all normal neighborhood notification processes was previously approved by both the planning and building departments under permit application 2007-1206-9799 and a valid building permit was subsequently issued in 2008. unfortunately, due to th