exposure variance pursuant to the planning code respectfully project is located within the market octavia plan area and the transit oriented zoning district the 32 hundred square feet lot is developed with a 68, 9 story apartment building 75 feet along the park and 85 above the freeway it was constructed as an 8 unit and received a variance in 2008 to add a small unit for a total of 9 units because of the loots shallow depth it didn't is where common open space and they don't meet the space requirement we've received one negative letter so after analyzing all the aspects of the project the department has found the balance is necessary and desirable the project scale is consistent with the scale and the guidelines with the expectation of the rear yard the project meets all requirement of the planning code project will result in a net gain of 3 dwelling units and the planning code allows density with the conditional use authorization if it is consistent with the residential guidelines and compatible with the neighborhood it is intended to accommodate the density and located 3 hundred feet f

here for a number of potential great things to happen the transit oriented development the market octavia area plan death penalty some years ago about the market crashed which provides entitlement to 4 hundred feet development and a revision this building has reached nearing the end of its i'll have life with significant capital improvements if we continue to occupy the building in 2012 this give us a sense of the dynamics 43 and a half million dollars we'll speak about the numbers we're talking about today it gives an indicator of the rapid acceleration of the marketplace our objectives are manyfold we heard loud and clear in the hearing not too long ago regarding in property the desire to maximize wherever possible the hours yield we have an overarching goal related to a strategy to find alternatives office locations it is affordable housing issue we've been working or able to blend into this project we're pleased with we'll get into those details an opportunity to take advantage of the transit ordinary opportunity here at margaret and van ness to create better connections with the van

involved for 12 years in planning frankly for a third of the entire city through o from the market octavia and central selma and selma you had fillmore street in 2012 that expended the 5 foot bump in every single case eventually the conversation was about the ground floor retail it was about the urbanization of our city and understanding that grabber ceiling height is 0 eloquently said is an important part how we build our future it was not about the building of ground floor about the 5 foot bump the developers my exist the units to hear that might be happening is troubling i hope is it so no more than a rumor but i suggest you shut it down it shouldn't be a discussion i want to take a moment to circle back to something commissioner richards pouted in the previous report about the the integer did care it was exposed in the business times there's a large hundred and 58 minute project for divisadero it is a big big project what was interesting the rezoning of that corridor and it tremendously increased the capacity we've done take office from the existing 8 hundred foot density control you g

so we're suggesting the structure and remind the committee that is consistent with the approach on octavia boulevard so long as we meet the conditions of sale the pricing issues economic issues and a few other matters so we're following i believe a successful methodology on octavia an actual model trying emulate that to speak about the recommendations if the analyst report we're better served as a seller in that marketplace by taking the approach of final authority and moving with the finalists i'm available to answer any questions thoughts on that. >> thank you mr. updyke anything else is this is the end the presentation. >> yes. and supervisor mar. >> i wanted to thank you it thank mr. updyke and the budget analyst for their upcoming suggestions i feel suspicious anytime we're giving up to waive a state ordinance at the local level and giving up the boards authorize o authority i want to say my understanding of the legislation before us is that the real estate office wants to get the best bank for the buck of valuable transit oriented sites connected with the gll site i'll be asking for

of the responses on sutter street we worked with the tradition of the wedding cake architecture on octavia and taken the victorians and reinterpreted it in a contemporary way? our project of building contemporary architecture in the city responding to the context and being good neighbors in and respectful of the surrounding i'll be happy to answer any questions. >> we may have questions for you. >> thank you. >> any public comment on this item? not seeing none any public comment is closed. >> commissioner richards i have a question for staff as i was reading this dr it took me back to the first day on 26th after a commercial office with a residential we voted to demolish the building to build housing and it was a appealed to the board because we said we wanted more housing and bedrooms and the board voted 10 zero to uphold the appellant that brought the case to the boards i've been looking this apart to the architecture this is mentally one way or another what we did brown-bag i'm trying to understanding from the top unit in this building a condo it is not under rent control and not occupi

talked about district 8 that's been rezoned in recent history eastern neighborhoods andand market octavia the environmental review was not in existence and secondly people will have been trying to get the legislation

. >> commissioner richards i guess this is the right place to put the octavia plan we were planning a cu it is pretty well appropriate i have a couple of questions i lived in an apartment illicit before they were doing construction on top of my unit it drove me crazy live two doors counsel it was driving me crazy this community 7 at night the question what is your construction management plan for the two residents we heard about the quality of life what are our hours can you philosophical us in to mitigate those concerns. >> thank you, commissioner ron project sponsor. >> in the for the first unit there was concern expressed by the tenants we didn't start until the contractor was said that was okay and generally speaking the contractor we used will be finished by 5 even though we could have gone to 7 at night i'll use the same contractor the two people that spoke he's a responsible contractor that addresses our concerns that as quickly as he can he's a great guy i look forward to working with him again. >> maybe a question for one of the tenants is there go anything else that the proj

talked about district 8 that's been rezoned in recent history eastern neighborhoods andand market octavia the environmental review was not in existence and secondly people will have been trying to get the legislation i've been knocking on doors trying to get the legislation if varies people i got it a week ago and where is the amounted to the housing element came really late you need to ban short-term rentals where is it in here if you don't band them where is the incentive for a owner not to get as much money i want to building is rent control equals affordability if didn't once a unit is vacant they can charge anything the traffic will bear and hidden units are ideal candidates for airbnb and short-term rentals get those questions answered this is a big protective step please ask questions oh this is the boundary boundaries that are effected i'll pass them in so if you see a political boundary not a regular bound. >> is there any additional public comment. >> okay. not seeing any more public comment is closed. and commissioner antonini. >> i think this is excellent legislation and askin

have argued some things are different and that's in the whole city people don't come from market octavia or potrero hill or earn selma that are people that will august those but the demands are just as great and the other thing they've brought up the statistics they said hundred and 50 households per year we are leaving between 2009 2013 between thirty and have hundred and 20 percent of ami that's a really broad range that includes a lot of people for the same reason that our friends and families will rent a city in brisbane over and over small business owner somewhere to get a house less extensive this is a nature migration they have spefld spelled out the evicted as the rb a brought up because of the state law people don't have to stay in the rental market and can sell and convert through the ellis act or form tic if a group purchase something this is probably the most beneficial use of tic but used in many ways this is probably with impacts more than new construction also i if hear controls in the past there was a huge percentage of italians not in the north beach or others in the sun

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we have many times in the course of doing it prep it to the much finer grain and community market octavia plan renewed all along a level of specific it that we're starting to now foe be sensitivity and to enter into interim controls nuance approach to control the right response is what is in front of us exactly the format or a tier system of controls which perhaps is a different types of project a better way of doing that or i building that the largest projects are the most impacting ones and the ones which most activate the response because the change it brings with them is co-local so it it the tier approach better my question to the director and staff if we support this initiation of the interim controls today be a way for the further distrusting how exactly we work them i personally building trying to understand what i'm supported ever spoefrptd to initiate without understanding the subtle thank you now between now and the 23rd your excusing to approve the sgroirm controls to get a better understanding on and work on fine tuning them some of them i see as big ideas but they're not wor

street riders routinely use the opposite lane to bypass long lines of cars waiting to turn right on to octavia. and police from the park station have been targeting this intersection citing riders who do not wait in line. >> if that's their attitude then it's out of line with city policy because city policy is to make it as convenient and comfortable as possible and practical to use a bike. and that just wouldn't be practical. >> reporter: jason henderson is the author of "street fight," a book on san francisco's transportation struggles and argues that cycleists should not be required to obey the same traffic rules as cars. stop signs should be considered as yield signs that bikes can roll through. it is something that is legal in idaho. >> i like the idaho stop. i do the idaho stop when i ride my bike. >> reporter: the board of directors is advocating for a change but the police tell me the law is the law and they have been responding to complaints about bicycle riders. on page street stan tells me bikes passing on the left are a danger. >> what happened is if they go by on the side or left

when you get down to octavia where they're heading, you constantly have to weave through cars, sometimes semi's to just get from one side of the street to the other. if you stofrj this flood of cars, that would be helpful, also people -- am i out of time? >> 30 seconds. er >> families need cars, you know, if you are a single person or you're a couple, you don't need a car, but when a child comes with all of its stuff, you need a car, you have things to schlep, they have games they have to go to on different sides of the city where muni does not go, elders have car, they have appointments they have to go to, thank you. >> thank you, next speaker. >> jim johnson, he's the last person on this matter. >> good afternoon mr. johnson. >> thank you. so, my name is jim johnson, i'm a recently retired executive director for the not for profit asung pacific institute residential care facilities for the elderly that are between haze and grove streets on laguna and we have 90 residents there basically at any time. they have families to visit, medical providers, social workers, etc., always using thei

they use the opposite lane to slide by cars waiting to turn on octavia, and riders often cruise through stop signs. they say that the laws for cars should not apply to them. this is the author of a book. >> it is more efficient and safe to greet it as a yield and carefully roll through. not blow through, but roll through. >> reporter: san francisco police have a different take. they say they have been getting complaints from drivers, and they've within handing out citations to cyclists. >> i think that's something that should stop. >> reporter: this supervisor thinks the stop sign law should change. that idaho has the right idea to allow them to roll through stop signs. >> i do it when i'm riding my bike. >> reporter: some admit there are abuses. >> i see some bicycle behavior that is not safe. >> reporter: it leaves drivers like stan ong shaking their heads. >> sometimes i might not be able to see it. if it hits, it might be really dangerous. >> it's a complicated issue. >> reporter: henderson says the protest will likely slow traffic through the lower haight but bring attention to the

and now it will be octavia hill's time to make their decision. >>> are we still looking at half of the tornado watch, sir? >> yes, the danger is really north of town. i would even say frederick north and the real highist risk of pennsylvania and north and just over the border. but with that said, we are still looking at the possibility of some flooding with all the rain yesterday. they cover frederick county pointing north and west, friends of the panhandle in morgan town until 9:00. and now we also have a flash flood watch, right in our bread basket sort to speak around the beltway and back down in to frederick county. with all the rain yesterday, remember that some of these areas from fairfax to dc and southern sections of prince george's county would have three inches of rain yesterday. by the way we retweeted this out as we've had more rain in the last six months than l.a. has had in the last 30 months. so that is almost unfair, isn't it? a live look outside, 9 degree -- 89 degrees. that just makes it feel like a tropical air mass. here are the showers and storms getting close to f

ciclistas usan rutinariamente el carril contrario mientras los vehiculos esperan para tomar la calle "octavian la linea. cesar --un incendio de maleza arras con ocho acres en lafayette, hacia el este de oakland... take vo --el siniestro fue reportado despus de las cuatro de la mañana, cerca a la cuadra 1200 en la calle "pleasant hill road"... --el cuerpo de bomberos asegur que dos horas despues habian sofocado las llamas pero permanecieron en el lugar para prevenir posibles brotes... vo-blanca ---un voraz incendio forestal ha consumido una11 millas cuadradas de vegetacion y ha obligado a las autoridades a ampliar la zona de evacuacin. ---por lo menos 200 residentes han tenido que dejar sus viviendas y unas 130 casas se encuentran en peligro de ser devoradas por las llamas. ---los bomberos han logrado contener el siniestro en un 80 por ciento, pero las condiciones meteorolgicas dificultan su labor. blanca ---pasamos con gabriela dellan... cesar ---con las condiciones actuales del tiempo... gabriela... take gabriela live gabriela live amigos tengan todos muy buenas tardes y sean cordialmente bi

. >> she was talking about burning too much octavia mitchell we're talking about burning -- too much too much in the heat. >> the sun will warm us up this afternoon. a heat advisory in effect until 9:00. live doppler 7 h.d., going to be a quiet day. we're not seeing any precipitation. we are seeing a little cloud cover. live look outside east bay hills camera showing you this is one location that will get warm later. mainly sunny skies. that's the reason for the heat advisory in effect until 9:00. higher humidity today. that's one of the differences compared to yesterday. may feel hotter today than yesterday. good news heat peaks today. we'll see cooler temperatures headed our way into the weekend. good morning, concord, 66 currently. 72 in livermore. 64 in san jose. good morning, oakland, 59. 58 san mateo. napa now currently sitting at 58 degrees. future temperature, by 10:00 in the morning, already hot in spots. 93 at antioch. 86 in livermore. 79 in san jose. around 76 in santa rosa. san francisco up to 76. the first 100s around antioch. 73 in oakland. 88 in napa. 87 in san jose. w

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