scott sanchez planning department. the subject property, 39 to 41 child street, located in telegraph hill. the building was constructed in 1911, considered a potential historic resource. it is of two units and as stated by the permit holder and the appellant, the property recently underwent the condo conversion process and that is how this matter came to everyone's attention. the property owner bought the property in 2003, i believe it was. it's unclear exactly when the windows were installed. using google street view, it doesn't go back that far for this block, but it -- i would say it could very well predate the current owner, and i would believe him when he said he didn't install those windows. there was other work, actually, installation of vinyl woulds that aren't telling from the street. i don't think this would have been decades ago, given that vinyl is not that old of a window system. there was a series of remodelling permits around '99, 2000, 2001. my guess is that maybe one of the those permits exceeded the s

scott sanchez, planning department. the subject property is at 1715 alabama street with an rh 1 zoning district and bernal heights special district. the variance that's being sought is to allow a mass reduction variance project, which is to allow a two story addition to a single-family building. with an average building height of 30 feet with a max of 31'6". there wasn't as much of a net increase in the mass, although there was a horizontal addition in the rear. there is also a difference in the topography of the site. although it's only a few doors down, it was an upsloping lot, which is not the case for this property, so i think that there are some fundamental differences between the cases, and so we have found that the five findings that have not been met. we believe that the appellant has not presented those arguments here tonight, as well, and i'm available for any questions that the board may have. >> so what is the actual total square footage that they're asking for? >> i can look up on the plans. so the total pr

scott sanchez, planning department. would like to highlight a couple of facts. the permit was actually approved in error by the planning department because the roof deck has a 6 foot high glass wind screen under the code. anything higher than 4 feet would require a section 311 notification. i discovered this when reviewing the project plans today, and i did reach out to the attorney and spoke with him earlier. another issue that i had noticed appears to be inaccuracy on the roof plans, they're showing the second set of stairs as existing, but in reality, that is a new condition. i think it must be a drafting issue because in the brief, it seems as if they're representing the second set of stairs as a new addition. in regards to the compliance with the not yet adopted roof deck policy, it would not completely comply with the policy which would require or would generally have a set back of 5 feet against the side property line. certainly, they meet it with regards to other set backs, but along the north side property line

sanchez. >> scott sanchez planning department. just to reiterate the planning department is this a three-unit building. in addition to the c.f.c.s one of the propofol property owners, even though there's been a history of illegal units on the property, there was a notice of special restrictions recorded that has exhibit m and the appellant's brief. i'm stating that the legal use of the property is three units. that was required by the planning department for one of the permits that corrected one of the violations of the previous property owner so does the position of the department these are three illegal rent-controlled units and all would be subject to rent control. the planning commission has heard their request last year to remove one of the third units planning commission denied that. that decision is final. the appellant in this case did not appeal to the board of supervisors as they would have been allowed to do. that decision is final and we respectfully request you up hold the department of building inspections action on

scott sanchez, planning department. subject property at 1033 vanness off is located in the r.c. 4 zoning district and 130 v. height limit height and bulk district. it's located within the vanness special use district and was previously located within western addition a-2 project area and was previously land that was owned by the city back in the late 90's, the city entered into a competitive process to seek redevelopment of the site. the appellant won that process and entered into a contract with the city to buy that property, which was about 12,353 square feet for about $2 million. this was back in 2000 with the purpose of developing the property with 20 beds of initially convalescent care later changed to dementia care on the second floor, and 112 rooms to service 112 occupants on floors three through nine. the project was subsequently completed in 2004. as part of the -- one of the requirements of the contract was initially that 20 of those units be affordable units. the -- initially, when the project went on-line, i

scott sanchez, planning department. you know, we would need to review any ground floor changes to the property to ensure our down rooms compliance and to ensure that there's not illegal units that are created, so it limits the amount of amenities that can be developed on the ground floor, though we can review any revision for compliance with those requirements. if the board's desire is to allow the concrete pavers to remain with some railing, i would ask that the n.s.r. noting that as nonoccupiable space. also i would note that a portion of the pavers are located in the rear yard, so some element of that rear most concrete waiver area is going to be -- paver area is going to be within the rear yard and wouldn't be allowed to be developed. one concern is usually, gardening areas, if you're gardening, that's occupiable area and maybe department of building inspection can elaborate on that, but it does require some regular access to garden, sculpture not so much, but if you're gardening, you would have regular access, and

as scott sanchez assessed the corner lot with regards to whether it fronts on another street, he believed that development regulations of the planning code should be applied to the property. while my lot is typical 25x100 lot, it is atypical in the way that it was developed. applying development regulations to the corner parcel is based on hypothetical development, as if my lot is the property being developed. it is not. my property has an existing building on it that is in the rear yard. this building is both protected by planning code 134c4b and r.d.g. for rear cottages as described by sucre and watte. the lot at 897 carolina street is not a lot under development. it has a building on it with two units and two families. to analyze this property on the basis of planning purposes for development is flawed. so in this case it is necessary to analyze the characteristics of the existing building itself and its orientation to the street. since there are two streets, it is necessary to look at the frontage initially and fronts on next. the building has two frontages. carolina and 22nd. and the

working with for, i guess, about the last 20 years, and he is known to all of you on the occasion of scott sanchezpping down from his eight-year post from one of the city's least-known, most-powerful positions, that of the city zoning administrator. and for those of you who do not know what the za, as we commonly refer to it as, is the individual who interprets and enforces the planning code and makes determinations on various applications, manages the department zoning and compliance team, monitors and maintains data regarded to ongoing implementation of the code. it's a pretty esoteric and intense job, which requires going to the board of appeals every wednesday night until the wee hours. and just as important, the za advises the planning director and the commission on the constant tweaks of all 12 articles of the planning code, zoning maps, and code cross references, so he's affectionately known as, or referred to by his colleagues as encyclope

scott sanchez, representing the planning commission, and we expect to see joseph

scott sanchez, the zoning administrator representing the planning department and planning commission,

scott sanchez, representing the planning commission, and we expect to see joseph duffy, senior building inspector from the department of building

scott sanchez, planning department. first to clarify the appellant's misunderstanding, i did not hear this case. it was acting administrator cory teague who heard this case. it wasn't as if i had suddenly two drastically different opinions here. first, there were different people that were hearing these cases. second, there are material differences between this and the property two doors down. there is a significant enough topography difference that i recall from the plans that such from the rear, this reads now two, going to three, and the other property, it read as one going to two. there was, yes, a peaked roof there. there were, as i recall, in that third floor, as well, and certainly, the volume did increase, and i believe john lemon was the architect on that, as well, so he may recall some more of the details, and i think that seems to be a key argument of the appellant's brief, other than stating a variance was granted for that, they really didn't go into too much detail in comparing the two how they are similar

urban forest are from san francisco public works and bureau of organ for history and we expect scott sanchez shortly. the zoning administrator representing the planning department and planning commission. the board request to turn off or silence all phones and other electronic devices so they not disturb the proceedings. please carry on conversations in the hallway. the board his rules of presentation are as follows. appellants, permit holders and department respondents are given seven minutes to present their case and three minutes for a bottle. people affiliated with the parties must include their comments within the seven or three minute periods. members of the public who are not affiliated with the parties have up to three minutes each to address the board and no rebuttal. please speak into the microphone to assist the board inaccurate preparation of minutes you are asked but not required to submit a speaker card or business card to board staff when you come up to speak. speaker cards are available on the left side of the podium. if you have questions about requesting a rehearing, please

sanchez. >> i'm scott mcgrew. both laura and marcus have the day off this morning. we welcome you to the morning news. bay area companies lg therapeutics and -- both -- on the nasdaq and plan on the nyse. a tough day to make your debut. another company bailed out of the ipo after it saw what the markets were doing. kris was talking about the big board. you can see the dow industrials up 73 points. little bit of red in that graph during the middle of the morning. we started to move to the negative. tech stocks have been hit particularly hard. hard for analysts it figure out why some of the high flyers have been hit. >> i think the market has changed a lot over the last ten years, 20 years. so i think there's a emotionless selling with stocks taken down for no reason. that kind of thing doesn't happen unless there's a human panic or a software program with no sentimental attachment whatsoever. >> let's talk about an a plan. the company based in san francisco. the chief financial officer came from tesla. that stock doing really well. they're on the left. up 30%. when p

sanchez in danville. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott and laura. the lights are on here in downtown danville, but the wind is blowing these flags around quite a bit. little calm right now of course because we're live, but they were flapping pretty wildly a few moments ago. the trees are also showing us how gusty it is, and that is the concern. one concern. the other concern is that as pete mentioned, there is not a lot of humidity and while that would be good news, right now coupled with the wind, it's really not a good situation. now cal fire reminds us that 95% of wildfires are started by people mostly inadvertently, so they say remember, no mowing today, because of the high winds and the dangerous conditions. if you have car trouble make sure you pull over but not in dry grass and if you're hauling something, check your trailer chains so they're not dragging and creating sparks. if you smoke, make sure you put your cigarette butts out completely but never out the window, and though it is too late today to create a defensible space around i could

"today in the bay's" kris sanchez is live where this all started. >> reporter: good morning to you, scott and laura. the crime scene tape is still up. if you come with me, you can see the casings are still open on some of the pumps, where officers removed what appeared to be credit card skimmers from at least several of these six pumps here in sunnyvale. this is the world station on west mod between sunnyvale and matilda avenues. we were also custody. we're not we nnot tell you how many customers may have been impacted here but if you get gas here at the world gas station, you're going to want to check your credit card statements. credit card industry analyst says thieves may be targeting all of us at gas stations because gas stations aren't required to install more secure rip headers really the year 2020. you can protect yourself by paying with a credit card instead of a debit card, and if something seems off, just go inside and pay. don't use the scanner here at the pump. look for any tampering, any broken seal, loose fit, any kind of type that doesn't match, and as the skimmers are mea

boris sanchez, cnn, traveling with the president in measu murfreesbo murfreesboro, illinois. >>> let's talk about this with scottofessor of international politics and founder and editor of ea world view live this hour via skype from birmingham, england. pleasure to have you on the show. mr. trump suggested an armed guard might have been able to stop this gunman. also doubling down on the concept of the death penalty here in the u.s. both of these issues part of an ongoing debate. your thoughts here? >> well, i mean, donald trump is repeating lines he's used over other mass shootings to stay away from the key issue about whether access to guns makes it easier for people to carry out these attacks. the idea yesterday that a gunman went in and was ready to fight police officers, eventually wounding four of them, that he would have been stopped by an armed guard who possibly may not have been trained, just simply standing in a synagogue, you know, it is nonsense. secondly what donald trump is saying is that we need to -- we can stop this if we fortify all our schools, all our churches, all our synagogues, turn these

sanchez, "today in the bay." >>> as we mentioned, we're keeping an eye on washington this morning. our coverage continues with scott mcgrew and his "checks & balances" segment coming up at 6:45. >>> 6:05 right now. new this morning a former cal professor who resigned after sexual harassment allegations is now reportedly suing the school. prominent professor nazir al sayed resigned last month. according to "the chronicle" a secret facility panel found he touched a student on the thigh improperly. he says regents went above and beyond the recommendation which advised one-year suspension. >>> 6:06. authorities in millbrae this morning revealing few details about a man who died yesterday after a violent confrontation with deputies. investigators certainly still have a lot to sort out here. it started when someone called 911 about a man walking on traffic on busy el camino real. the sheriff's office says that man assaulted the first arriving deputy as that deputy tried to remove him from traffic. at some point the deputy tased him. one witness says that man got up and kept moving. >> i kept saying, sit down. don't do th

sanchez. thank you so much. immigration and economy big. let's get perspective with this. former republican lieutenant governor of south carolina, andre bower, and former dnc democratic party chairman a. scott boldin. good to see you both. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. so, andre, you first. you know, not necessarily just on immigration, but the president also is tweeting out messages, making promises on messages with the economy. and actually promising that there will be a tax cut plan for the middle class as early as november 1st ahead of election day. and congress isn't even in session at that point. how is he to do that, and why is he making a promise like that? >> i think he's continued to push for what he thought was important and what he ran on. this is a guy that is a businessman. the economy is at the top of his agenda. trying to make america again the strongest engine in the world, no matter what facet you talk about. that's his, you know, being -- i think that's the legacy of president trump. the economy, what he's done to make it easier on business. and for people to continue to live the american dream and that's his best message, by the way, it's the best message for the

sanchez -- in for laura garcia. today )s action brings a full senate vote on "brett kavanaugh" one step closer. and at this point, no one knows for sure how it will go. scott mcgrew.. senators are debating right now in washington. the rules say they can debate for 30-hours. so if they take the whole time.. >> reporter: indeed they are. the rules say they can debate for 30 hours. so if they take the whole time, we're looking a final vote on cou kavanaugh saturday afternoon. let's go live to washington under way ebate iss right now as we speak. we're pretty sure, 96 senators have already made up their minds. but democrats and republicans are still speaking their minds at this moment. now, the four who have not fully made up their minds, or at least haven't been totally public are flake, murkowski, collins and manchin. sounds like murkowski may be a no. sher said kavanaugh may not be the right man for the job. and collins said she would announce her decision at noon our time. so very soon. now, if every democrat and the two independents who caucus as democrats and then just two republicanss vote no, kavanaugh is sunk. and that could be collins and kavanaugh.