-- the exteriors stair to the roof? so we are striking the roof deck, and the exteriors stair. and all work on the skylight and water heater. so then, to reiterate, the motion is from commissioner hillis to grant this appeal. the permit is being upheld but is being condition, modified. the scope -- the following is being struck from the permit -- the roof deck is being struck, the exterior stair to the roof deck is being struck, all work on the skylight and water hero -- and water heater is also being struck. with the finding of the blocking lot number is correct. >> and for the benefit of the department of building inspection, we will withdraw the revised permit so it alleviates confusion. i want to point out that the roof deck will look as it is shown on the original plans. it will stay the same as what has been shown. president garcia: did you want to counterbalance remarks made and put some praise on dbi? [laughter] >> i do not go on the record contradicting pat buscovich whenever i can avoid it. i have nothing but praise for dbi. >> on the motion to grant the permit with a

skylight, the roof deck, would you agree there is no changes to the roof area? >> without seeing the plans -- commissioner hillis: this is the original permit so you have seen the plans for the original. >> correct. i have not seen the revision plans at all. commissioner hillis: we are talking about the original. if you remove the roof deck, alterations to the skylight, and the roof deck -- >> meaning keep it in its unit, where it exists? commissioner hillis: are there any other modifications being done. >> the only other thing i am not aware of is any work in the garage area. i do not know how that comes into play with any of these existing items. that is common area, how that falls into play. i have not seen the new plans. commissioner hillis: what is before us is the old permit. >> ok. as long as, without modification, is that going to be appealable? commissioner hillis: no. this would be the result of your appeal of the permit? -- this would be the result of your appeal of the permit. >> just so you know, the revision permit was issued on january 31. in my o

on the roof. again, that is common area. it is not exclusive use common area. to further that point, i would like to correct mr. soria on no -- soriano. if you look at paragraph 7.14, the last sentence, after the roof deck is constructed, then the owner of 1753 can apply to amend the map to add it as an exclusive use common area. finally, i know president garcia wanted me to touch on that the nuisance issue. i have one final photo that i will put up here. suffice it to say that my client is in the lower unit. since this term was issued, she has had banging constantly. she telecommutes and works from her unit. this has been a constant nuisance with e-mails from the contractor, the permit holder about day-to-day operations. the process was not properly gone through to issue the permit in the first place. the one item i will show now is outside of the kitchen area. there was some pain that had shipped off and fell onto the lower portion of my clients unit. with that being said, i will leave it for qu

they showed how you could add a roof deck exactly where i am adding this roof deck. the only intent of the stairs is to make it easier for someone to get out of the house. that is it. president garcia: that is the reason for the second door? >> the door on front lead to out to the deck. the other is mechanical access, surface access. we could do a gate. but the way we had drawn the plans, we made it expand over toward the wall of a light well. we could have jogged the deck around the light well. our railing continues straight across. it does not jogged in on the side. there is not room for a gate there. if we pulled it back, it would be unsafe to get through. at some point, you are pulling the grill further and further into the usable part of the deck. the door is the easiest of this point of access. we have windows in the penthouse already facing the other property. if there are privacy issues, it is just as viable as a point of voyeurism as any of them. they are existing on the part of the roof we are not using. commissioner fung: 2 below questions. is there gas pi

the roof can he turned into exclusive use common area if there is construction on the roof. we do not know if they are actually going to continue with the roof material or the work on the roof, in what it is our argument that the permit is invalid for not including our clients lot number. the one final item that i wanted to talk about is the last item of hoa approval. i submit that to the board knowing that what has to happen here is the roof deck, if it is removed as the permit holder says it's going to happen, the parties have to negotiate any sort of common area roof. in order to get back to ground zero for the parties, what needs to happen is this permit needs to be revoked, any common area worked including the removal of the roof permit must go to the hoa because that is common area. the other item that has come up recently is an issuance of a nov for the work was intended to take place after the interest is a request. i would like to show the board that very quickly. >> you need to turn it. >> which way? one item that is on here in we believe might be a part of the per

on the roof. it would be placed there as part of this new permit. it was part of the roof deck, that whole arrangement. it is unclear whether that is going forward. >> thank you. mr. soriano, you have three minutes of rebuttal. >> thank you. i think that president garcia has hit the nail on the head with his questioning. there is no complaint about any aspect of this permitted work. they are looking for a way to dumb up this project. there have been a lot of misrepresentations on this. the revised plans do not show any water heater or furnace on the roof and there will not be anything on the roof. to clarify this whole thing, perhaps the easiest solution from the board, what we would ask for is to modify the original permit to remove the roof deck. that way, we do not have to proceed with the revised en route deck, the notice issues or hearing issues on that. everybody knows what the scope of work is. these new items were not in the brief period that are less second items brought up to try to addr

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two doors going out to the roof. if it is oriented so the deck is to the west, one door should suffice. i do not think you need them much access for roof maintenance. nobody else has it. >> thank you. other public comment? seeing none, we will start with a bottle. -- -- rebuttal. appelant, you have three minutes. >> ok if we split it? president garcia: anything you want to do. >> i am the south-facing neighbor. i understand the confusion, listening to the description. people are coming out -- the house next to theirs is the same. we actually have bedrooms upstairs. there is a closet, a bathroom, a whole suite. the privacy is important to us. we put in shutters of the week blocked off people looking below, in the light well from their kitchen, but i cannot stop people from above looking in, unless things are moved back. i think that was already mentioned. were the people on the deck just a couple of feet back further, that would allow privacy in my area, which is all i am asking. i thought it was a very modest thing.

-- of roof decks. there is no correlation between roof deck size and open space requirements. since this building is a condo and that the agreement is that the bottom unit gets the rear yard and the top unit gets the roof deck -- most of us in multiple units in san francisco use the rear yard for our open space. but it has become very popular to have roof decks. i am sure it is not only just for you, but they had been above, which critics assert an atmosphere. -- which creates a certain atmosphere. i am not above requesting it be set back. president garcia: how much would you propose? commissioner fung: i would say probably a foot, foot and a half. commissioner hillis: i guess my only issue on that would be that the light well adjacent to the double doors -- i get the point that it starts to impede into this 2 foot 10 area. would you be able to set that back? would you be able to set that back? i do not know if we can do that. they need the space for egress. commissioner fung: we can ask the building department. i am not sure i agree with her interpretation, to see that as the

the green roofs mimic natural processes. they also bring a range of stunning benefits, both for the environment and for public health. police certified the eir to allow this environmentally and line project to move ahead -- please certify the eir. thank you for your time. >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am elizabeth, and i am here today to express my support for the project at 8 washington. as a local business owner in at north beach and partner with an architect group, as well as a 20-year resident of telegraph hill, i am so -- i am fully supportive of the proposal. the overall design excellence, scale, a character, and urban plan are well-considered and will be an important contribution to san francisco's waterfront. we share, as a city, the galvanizing platform of sustainability and healthy living. 8 washington meets this cultural need by promoting vital, active, and healthy uses to the coastal culture of san francisco. seizing a unique opportunity to reconnect our city back to its waterfront. 8 washington's thoughtfu

the code, a new roof sign. i do not think he would be able to do it as a relocation. commissioner sugaya: when we are saying route signs will be permitted according to certain criteria -- now we are saying they will not be prohibited. does that extend to the kind of billboard we are talking about? >> the roof signs are a type of building sign. there is a section of the code that lays it out. the general advertising sign is something else. once this happens, i assume -- commissioner sugaya: once this happens, i assume all those roof signs would become nonconforming uses? >> would become legal nonconforming structures. commissioner sugaya: would they then be subject to number 2, which is when the business ceases, the sun goes away? >> you are referring to the general advertising signs? commissioner sugaya: business signs. a root sign that is a business sign would become nonconforming. -- roof sign that is a business sign would become nonconforming. >> it would be removed, unless it was a historic signing and the

they have an add he'sive backing on and they can stick down on the roof without penetrating the roof. it's a very effective and cheap and safe installation process. thin film has a smaller, a lesser efficiency. half as efficient but it's about half the cost. so if you look at it, a small system 1.2 kilowatt systems, it produces 1.2 kill what's in full sun or 1,200 watts. in crystal lynn it could would take 500 panels. in thin film it would take this much space. they would produce the same and at current prices they cost close to the same. let's look at the typical system components here and i'll show you how they're laid out on the house in a minute. we know what the array is. they're hooked together. they're mounted to the roof by rails and mounts. they're hooked together with wires and switches and things like that we call that the balance of the system. it's a relatively minor component as far as price goes. so your array is mounted to the roof. it's wired to the inverter which is a simple device that changes d.c. current to a.c. current. that's all it does. it fits on the side of

hey, the roof just collapsed. one guy, after the roof collapses, he gets back on. one report does say throughout the day there were 15 arrests, 80 people were treated for injuries. not necessarily from this exact moment, but from throughout the day. >>> let's take a little ride over to jordan, where every two years they host the sofax expo, special forces operation exposition. people come here to buy their weapons. >> i guess they have a catalog they buy from? >> the arms industry is one of the largest in the world. these are all the guys, the military advisers, generals who come here to buy weapons systems. >> this video was created by vice video. you can see one of their guys experiencing this whole thing. >> i wanted to know exactly what was for sale and who was selling it at the world's largest special forces supermarket. >> the thing about coming to this expo is you get to see the weapons, you can test the weapons. you can interact with the seller of the weapons. one of the top sponsors of this war expo is none other than the usa. >> since 9/11, it also means

metal roofs, corrugated roofs were like flying guillotines. >> first, the asphalt shingles break intoieces and splinter away from tony's roof. then, as the house is pummeled by wind-driven rain and debris, his brother-in-law delivers some troubling news from his position across the street. >> tony, you're losing your roof! >> the eves had separated from the posts, and they were flopping in the wind. so we ran downstairs pretty quickly because we knew it was just a matter of time before the whole thing went. >> we were all upstairs going, this is not looking too great. >> tony, beth and her husband and three small children quickly run downstairs and huddle together as the house shakes and shifts in the wind. >> oh, my god! your roof is going! >> upstairs the structure is weakening. as horrified neighbors look on, tony's roof tears away from his home. >> oh, my god! >> it sounded like an explosion. >> it just kind of had a little ripple and then it was gone. literally, the sound made you feel like you were in "the wizard of oz" and you were going to be lifted straight out of this home.

we are concerned about additional wall collapse or roof collapsed. >>mark: >>will: were there any injuries to anyone? did everyone get out safely? them that for 1:00 pm the fire was reported. all of the occupants got out of the building and were accounted for. we also evacuated nearby apartment buildings. we do have the red cross on scene assisting and providing food and warm beverages to the evacuees. >>will: i know that it will take some time to get an official cause, but early on do we know where it might have started? >> we are not able to start the fire investigation just yet. once we are able to get the fire suppressed week can get in and around the building. >>will: will people be able to return to the building today? >> we are working on getting people back into the buildings that were not burned. we're keeping the adjacent buildings evacuated from now. >>will: thank you so much, the deputy chief with the berkeley fire department. you can see it is smoldering. when i first arrived here, breathing was very difficult. i had to cover my mouth an

deck of 1100 -- stair serving the roof deck. this portion is the only portion that is within 10 feet of the 2323 building, and i think that is the portion causing the arctic. i am not sure why it could not be moved in line with the grade, which is more than 10 feet from the windows we are talking about. commissioner fung: can i interrupt you for a second? hold the time. all the drawings you are showing us -- where are they from? the variance application? >> yes. commissioner fung: please continue. >> the most important reason is very difficult to achieve what the permits says is that exit door. the 2323 building is over the size that requires two exits by about a factor of three, and has two doors. this is the only second exit. to suggest that the fire protection of the neighboring building, because of a property line issue, is more important than a second exit from a home with bedrooms for adults and children does not make sense to me. i think the second exit is more important than protecting the neighbor from a fire. in fact,

have word the third floor of the building starting to collapse, smoke and flames shooting out of the roof. firefighters have been told to get out and assume a defensive mode because of the strength of that fire. no word of injuries at this time. this is the view from just a little bit ago. those flames are very powerful, high in the sky. terry mcsweeney headed to the scene now. we'll keep you updated during this newscast and online at abc7news.com. again, at this point, no injuries ed. >>> meantime, disturbing new admission from the surviving speed freak kill they are morning. wesley shermantine who has led authorities to burial sites says there's a third man out there who has been trained to kill. katie marzullo is live in the newsroom. >> reporter: revelations come from letters wesley shermantine wrote to two tv stations. maybe the biggest bombshell is shermantine's partner in crime loren herzog trained a third killer he calls him an apprentice, a man allegedly named jason jones. shermantine says herzog taught jones how to kill and get away with it. he says he has given jones fair warni

on top of that, it has 35,000 square feet of green roof. the benefits of the green roof and the open space are a tremendous compared to the existing parking lot and the existing cards gave tennis courts. -- hard scape tennis courts. it will absorb greenhouse gases equivalent to about 2700 cars, taking us off the road. it will also help with the rain water and reduce the storm water runoff into the bay, which is a critical issue in that particular area. the project will also -- if you look at the diagram, you can see how green the project is compared to the existing parking lots. it is mostly planted spaces. and it provides much-needed housing. yes, it is expense of housing, but it is a prime piece of real estate. it will reduce traffic, and these folks will now be able to walk to their offices instead of driving from places like hillsborough. that alone will reduce greenhouse gases. if you look at the rendering, you can see that the architect has carefully cited the building so that the tallest component is against the large blocks, and the

roof is on.ot an update from the chief telling me that not only is the roof gone but they had a third floor collapse. he did tell me this is a six unit apartment building. he thought everyone was out. now he's telling me they have confirmed that everyone is indeed out. they have also evacuated at least three other buildings on the street. but also neighbors around here, it's so smoky that they are just getting out on their own. this is so much noise. 32 firefighters, several trucks blocking the street. people standing around in blankets and robes, watching what's going on. i spoke with the deputy chief about what was going on. here's what he had to say. >> we have reports of floors within the building that have collapsed,s that that's why we have withdrawn our firefighters from interior work. we are now outside spraying water on the fire and through the roof top of the building. >> reporter: there are report this is may have come in as a call of an electrical fire. the deputy chief says at this p

the firefighter who was hurt was on the roof trying to ventilate the attic when the roof gave in he collapsed and did suffer significant burns to one of his hands. he was taken to the burn center. he didn't suffer any other injuries, broken bones or respiratory injuries so that is good news. also, no occupants and no other firefighters were hurt out here on the scene. as firefighters continue to mop up and cleanup out here, they are crediting the neighbors and some of the other occupants with saving lives, one neighbor in particular knocked on the door and woke up the downstairs resident where the fire began. he is being credited that young man with getting a woman safely out of her apartment. katie marzullo, abc7 news. >>> in a few hours a jury will announce its verdict in the murder retrial of the man accused of killing the daughter of a former oakland raider. he was convicted of strangling his girlfriend during an argument in san mateo 11 years ago. ali was retried after the defense won appeal claiming racial discrimination during jury selection. prosecutors say ali killed her during an ar

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i would like to suggest that while i am not opposed to an addition on the roof, i believe matching the light well but bringing that extra light to the edge of the light well is very much in not understanding what that additional story means to the people living in or in the adjoining building. when you live on -- under dense conditions, people will look at at the sheer wall which basically does not have any modulation of scale. if you saw the edge of a roof before with something blunt talk, this is -- a blue blue o, this is sheer. we are asking the building to hold back from the side of the light well. commissioner sugaya: i will make a motion to require treads on the stairway. and to take d.r. >> second. commissioner moore: treads on the wooden stair, aside from the top stair and the bottom stair are, i think, an issue of the code. i do not think that you can necessarily require a subsurface on every step but i am not quite sure. that is something that needs to be required and how it is detailed and how it is done. not only do you have a wooden stair, the only way it is done as the to