stafford, subject property is 2705 larkin street and both appeals are protesting the issuance to peter fenton to a permit to demolish a building, conforming to residential design guidelines by stepping back in two directions. the matter is on for hearing today. i understand the appellants have, are jointly represented by an attorney and if you would like to step forward. are the parties here for this item? you need to -- you want to try and get him? okay, thank you. very sweet. mr. elman, we just called this appeal. we're ready to have it heard when you are ready to start. commissioners, since this matter is two appeals joined the parties will have 14 minutes to present their case. >> mr. president and members of the board, i am howard elman representing the appellant, carol seligman and we are, the other appellant has granted us his time so that we could have a little bit more it make a coherent presentation to you, because there are some complex issues. what we're asking for is that you revoke the permit that's been issued and require the permit to correct all the nonconforming uses. our ap

i'm mary murphy, council for the permit holder and respondents, laura and peter fenton. here with me tonight are members of the project team, paul kenyon are project managers, jeff maddox, my colleague and also technical expert, allison kidd. all will be available to answer any questions you might have. unfortunately the fentons could not be here tonight because they agreed to postpone from hearing from mid-september to mid-october at the appellant's request. dear members of the board, my wife, laura and i live with our two small children at 2705 larkin street. as you may know, we have proposed to remodel our home to make it child friendly and to better accommodate the needs of our growing family and that remodel is the subject of tonight's appeal. it has always been our intention that the remodel be in keeping with the neighborhood. in fact, the remodel complies with the planning code and we did not seek or require any variances. unfortunately laura and i are not able to be present today to discuss with you the appeal of our building permits. as you may recall, this hea