. >> thank you mister pluta. we have a question from commissioner lazarus and vice president swig. >> mister pluta is my understanding this project required a conditional use authorization whichwas not granted by the planning commission . >> that's correct and thank you for the question . the conditional use authorization has three triggers two of which i triggered and less than 45 percent. if granted those variance i spoke with the planning department about this. it would reduce the project by 50 square feet or so i would rain in the rear of thebuilding and therefore i would no longer be subject to the special use district restrictions . i will not have to go in front of the planning commission again so all i need are these variancesto move forward with this project to bring the back of the building into 45 percent . >> but these decisions were rendered in conjunction with the project that required a cua andwas denied . >> yes, i understandthat . i put in a brief on that plan, i apologize. >> in other words ther

. >> thank you mister pluta.reciate that question. i would ask to restart the process and come back here in 2 years. myhope is i know there's a city attorney on the call . if there is a way to contain these variances we can go back to the planning department and come back with something. i'm not sure that's a condition to action here. that's not my area but i understand. >> we have a deputy city attorney and also the zoning administrator so we can hear what they have to say . >> vice president swig. >> vice president: i have the same question and rather than asking if i'm going to request of the zoning administrator to comment on the direction the commissioner lazarus went. the question that i would like to call to the attention of the project sponsor is are you aware? i hope you are aware that we are on thispanel are governed by the law . although we may agree with you fervently and aggressively on the spirit of your commentary with regard to affordable housing in a macro sense and the need for affordable housin