>> i'm applying it over the width of the stair because i see people coming up the stairs, it's not one individual by itself. you often see up to three people coming up the stairs. my requirement for a level3 -foot landing on the entire width of the stair would be a minimum that constitutes public safety. >> okay. i'm afraid i'm not understanding this perfectly. we'll put up a graph of the stair. >> the top of the stairs before you take your curb cut you indicated and i appreciated you moved it off a little bit but still not having a complete level is surface at the top of the last step. >> the three 3-foot rule is one that is predominant in stair construction. i don't see that applied to construction on drive ways, i see stairs like this all the time. i'm not sure the three 3-foot rule applies here and because we have chosen for a lot of very large reasons that we can attack, we've chosen to keep the stairs as is, and the conversation with commissioner hillis and between 8 and 9 feet. >> you are talking about for a car to stop and view? >> correct. >> but i'm talking about the safety o

obstructed so we also changed the design so it would go down to the left when our going down the stairs it will look down her property is to the right you'll have to look through the lattice to see it and lastly the biggest concern on the bottom level we have an exit door we didn't want to block that exit door or the window so i wanted to go through each of her concerns individually one is priflz i've touched on that we're worried about a few of the steps you can see through her lattice and if i ask can you grab - so we have a photo of the area you can kind of see so this is the lattice we're talking about and the stairwell when our in the few of the steps we would be looking through or across those last us area into her windows you'll notice looking down at a high angle so you also notice from our backyard and the neighbors backyard you currently see into her windows we don't think she is going to have unlimited privacy right now we've proposed lattice and a firewall in the halfway so for subsequent i security go to the firewall and jump into her deck there's several ways to jump into

to the other side if you look at the drawings the stairs our only exit door is open the bottom so i bring plywood out and that's 5 feet in front of that door we evaluated that idea but it won't work for us that's why the stairwell is on the other side did he get a little bit more time since we've had issues. >> okay. thank you. >> mr. sanchez, mr. duffy? >> commissioners on the this appeal when i reviewed the read the brief and saw language about a firewall the description was for a new deck i get into the plan in the package that was this afternoon and i looked at them and thought i better do a plan check when you build a new deck there's a requirement for firewalls they're not on the plan it was approved and the deck is not approved just this evening i've spoken to two senior plan checkers and there's a need for the firewalls they're required on property line to property line it will have to be modified to build this to code i let the permit holders know and the planner it was his first month in the department so i forgive him for that definitely we need firewalls and the metal st

. >> even though it's not american people exit stair. >> i have two different opinions from two senior clan checkers i see that as part of a preapplication where someone is not saying i'm putting my stairway here we do allow it but not it is something that needs to be decided i know the neighbor didn't like the survey way under that location. >> thank you thank you okay. now from the permit holder for rebuttal. >> i'm shannon again we believe that our design is a modest deck design we would like to take our neighbors concerns take into account into our design as much as possible so long as we can use our property to be feasible we've heard tonight that our plan as drawn would require firewalls and that there's a question about whether or not the stairs would require a firewall because their non-combustible human resources overhead i guess and our neighbor is concerned about privacy adjacent to the stairs we're concerned about using our property in the stairs are relocated because they'll block our egress and due to the intricacies of the yard in the photograph represented earlier movin

the new ramp and stair composed of the railing, clear glass and concrete. the configuration allows for egress and access from both north and east wings and we have consolidated the original design. we actually in response to arc comments, we have regrade td pathway from the west gate to the east entry achieving 120 slope and reduce the over all length of the ramp foot print by 11 feet. working with blank staff, the switch back was moved to the north and we added a stair to align with the east entry as you can see that it is unobstructed view. the ramp is a non-permanent fix you are that can -- if fixture that can be removed at a later date. we are taking out a portion of the existing historic window assembly and we are saving that on-site. we are replacing that with a can can ustom design for historic buildings and new non-historic entry doors will be setback to create an entry vestibule and it will mimic the original historic design. >> again, we believe the changes we made in the historic design, is comparable to the arc and this design conforms to the st

stairs themselves will remain open throughout construction. we'll build a pedestrian tunnel that covers the stairs so people can walk 33 -- and continue to access the tower. the last piece of the construction plan is the staging of the concrete trucks which we are proposing to do actually further down the hill at the top of fill bert street where it dead ends where the street goes from one way to two way and there is where the cars can park alongside of the stairs over the top of the pedestrian tunnel so there are never concrete trucks blocking telegraph hill boulevard. >> thank you, i think that touched upon the larger points of the construction plans that we discussed. one other question that came unduring the comments. my understanding that what was proposed for the cottage there was a question about the addition that had been added onto the cottage and all you were proposing to do is to take off the addition, but not, when you said to restore it to its original condition i'm not sure that is exactly what the proposal is. it's going to be r

above the existing stairs down to the garage. >> which i why i don't like doing this on the fly. >> if they were stacked like that it would be access through the existing bedroom. because right now the stairs go down. >> so there a way to take and because you have the variance, but you can, work on it more in detail in the architecture and kind of exactly where that set back is? >> is there a way that we can make a motion and kind of punt to you and you have more details discussions with them on the where that line is for the second floor. >> yeah, we want to be sure that the commission's decision is honored and so, you know in my mind, that i think that even a five, simply going at the five feet at the second level at the back could be adequate and that may not be enough for the project sponsor and it could be as much as 6 feet and may be able to retain that existing stair up to the master bedrm and it was concerned about, and it is a small, tight, you know, floor plan here and how can they keep access to all of the levels? >> okay, why don't we continue with commissioner comments.

with stairs going up an entry door there. the proposed improvements we are creating an environment that satisfies the department of social services requirement for an active play area and we'll be adding a, introducing a landscape plan and adding three new trees and incorporating a fountain. you can see on the left is the existing courtyard and how much hard is surfaces there are and on the right we have all of the landscaping shown. the landscaping features are generally low lying naturalistic. there is no above the ground fixtures and they have been designed in such a way that they are reversible. in agreement with planning staff, the approved west courtyard ramp design proposed on the minor permit to alter was changed on the over all design for the courtyard. the proposed ramp improvement for the non-compliant ramp for the exits and to the exterior room. the new ramp design is simple and allows the historic building to read beyond. the new ramp and stair composed of the railing, clear glass and concrete. the configuration

the proposed project includes the insertion of two new door openings and installation of a new stair and accessible ramp, installation of a new gate at the site wall, and redesign of the existing courtyard into a playground. constructed in 1931 in the mission revival style, 50 fell street historically known as the viavi buildingg is an l-plan building consisting of a two-story brick wing on the east and three-story reinforced concrete wing to the north. the subject property is designated as a category 1 significant building under article 11 of the planning code. 1234 >> good afternoon commissioners, kelly, department staff. the project before you is a request for a major permit to alter 50 felt street. a category 1 significant building of the planning code. the building was originally constructed in 1931 by ellis polk and company and known as the yabe building two 2 story concrete frame in the spanish colonial revival style. the l shaped building is divided into two wings and features sealed windows. rod iron ban bal balcony and courtyard specifically the project includes removal of

wells reports show that only half of those stair wells were checked. a report concluded the hospital failed to provide a safe patient environment for her. >>> man from san jose is behind bars accused of killing a woman whose burned body was found near morgan hill. sheriff's deputies announced the arrest of edgardo gutierrez today. he was arrested 10 days ago. he is suspected of killing julie teresa calocci of san jose. she was found on august 28. authorities say evidence from the scene and witness statements linked her to the crime -- linked him to the crime. >>> new earthquake map may help people understand how vulnerable their home is to collapse. ktvu's tom vacar has more. >> the old apartment buildings look great and many provide parking spaces in the middle of the area. how will they look affa major -- after a major earthquake? he wanted to know. he found the study of apartments represented here on this map. >> if you are building would become uninhabitable you might want to get renters insurance. such buildings are more likely to be at risk of co

stairs, because some one beat your -- you didn't fall down the

they have enough energy to lift themselves back up the stairs later? we were getting ready to leave when the pool manager and two of the lifeguards came running up and begin caring for injured guys down the stairs. it happened so fast that i didn't get the chance to second-guess a and an hour later when we got out of the pool, they were standing at the stairs waiting for us. i had seen a lot of this in my years at walter reed, but nothing at this level, reaching out and carrying another person and in my world of heroes and uber heroes, i put those lifeguards up there with firefighters and ambulance drivers. and so thank you for coming here. [applause] >> okay, we have just one microphone today over here. >> it sounds like you all do great work. how does walter reed approach spiritual and religious questions from the patient? >> we have a chaplain in our clinic who handles most of those questions. [inaudible question] >> that's right. [laughter] >> you showed the book to many of the actual patients that you have been treating and what did they think abo

switch back was moved to the north and we added a stair to align with the east entry as you can see that it is unobstructed view. the ramp is a non-permanent fix you are that can -- if fixture that can be removed at a later date. we are taking out a portion of the existing historic window assembly and we are saving that on-site. we are replacing that with a can can ustom design for historic buildings and new non-historic entry doors will be setback to create an entry vestibule and it will mimic the original historic design. >> again, we believe the changes we made in the historic design, is comparable to the arc and this design conforms to the standards. it retains character defining features flt property and repairs lost features that we can document, replaces them in kind, repairs, deteriorated features which can be deteriorated and incorporates vital new development in a way that does not detract from the historical character of the property. we want to thank you all very much for the time. we know you've spent on our sizable sponsor packet and we look forward to answering any questio

>> just one thing on 4 spiral stairs on the design after everything i hope that we've taking a look at the head stair the way it wraps around it the posts you're coming under the deck and this is sometimes a problem the design is great but when we get but out to get the inspectors then the door has to be move forward someone else commissioner fung as a architect you know it's very well on the paper but it is a big problem for inspection maybe the permit holder has an answer but it becomes an owner we end up moving the stairs someplace else because of the head issue. >> commissioners. >> we're fine. >> we're fine. >> i'll start. >> well, you start. >> you know i is it so hard to tell people what they shouldn't be subject to and hard to tell people to redesign what they want to do from the permit holders side, you know, i understand what they're trying to do but the question of theirs 40 two questions one the utility of firewalls is not very great i mean, you're spending kwient quite a bit of money for firewall and not utilities into you're living i would have tried to avoid it and come

>> yes. >> and then kept going down the stairs and through the wall. >> dr.forms hundreds of autopsies every year. he's seen a lot since taking this job in 2004 but the case of charles krueger jr. has to be one of the strangest deaths yet. >> yeah. there he is. >> wow. >> totally through. >> so half of his body's on the landing and the other half is like in the basement. >> yes. >> okay. well, we shall see. there's a lot of unanswered questions. did this man fall and sustain injuries from impacting the door and the plaster that he ultimately went through? did he have a natural event that caused him to collapse and fall down the stairs and end up the way that he did? you know, you always have to consider the possibility that somebody else was involved and somehow played a role in his injuries or death. another question is toxicology. you know, was he intoxicated to the point of collapsing down the steps and into the plaster? so, you know, while the scene tells me a lot, it's going to be the autopsy that answers the questions as to what ultimately happened. >>

he went up the stairs.econd-floor the and the officer looked in the snack bar -- >> i looked off to my right through a doorway and saw an image of a man walking away. doorway, ito the hollered at him and asked him to come back. >> the officer may have had a .un in his hand he threw the gun towards the middle of oswald and he looked a little startled. which i thought was natural. >> i asked him if the man worked for them. he said yes, he works for me, and i know him. time, the man never did say anything. i turned around and went up the stairs to the third floor. >> officer baker, as you think back to november 22, would you have third the gas -- hazard a guess as to the time you heard the shots, the time it took you to get into the building and the time when you first saw lee harvey oswald? time i heard those shots and i ran into the building and entered the lobby and made it up to the second-floor, i would say about two minutes. close.uld be pretty >> in your testimony before the commission, was this reenact

stairs, because some one beat your -- you didn't fall down the stairs. [ both talking at once ] >> youd some one beat my ass, some one didn't beat my ass. my mom spanked me. that is not a beating. >> children will mimic whatever behavior. whatever behavior you model for them. so if you spank them. then you as an adult will spank your children. if you yell at them. you will yell at the kids on the playground. that's my point in fact. they say the heightens aggression. >> of course it does. >> kids subjected to corporal. >> a beating does. a spanking doesn't. >> if you ignore their bad behavior they will ignore you. same thing. >> yes, whatever you model for them. >> if you ignore their bad behavior, usually curtails it. usually bad behavior is reaching out for attention. >> if you spank them -- >> in the moment it scares them. in the moment they don't want to do it. in the moment they don't want to happen again. let me ask you, don lemon. when you were a kid after one of those episodes would happen would you never do it again? or would you think to yourself i have to figure out how to d

this one also took the stairs out to the roof.this is the first one that actually took the third level addition off where we reduced it to two 2 story two 2-unit building. this submissions was also a two 2 story 2-unit addition where we started exploring different materials from the existing brick facade and also again pushing the mass pulling it down just a bit to reduce the visibility to gold street. this is very similar to the previous submissions, but we increased in set backs at the two floor levels which really brought it back. the only thing that would work in the very small foot print that we have is the 1 unit addition. this one had exterior case going to the roof which eliminated in this final rendition here where we still, a single unit 2 story addition very minimal impact on the street. roof terrace on the first floor and upper floor. still, it has about less than 49 -foot dimension to the para pit where 65 feet is allowed. this is a detail of the cornice that we plan to remove the tile and stucco and put back a brick

the roof-deck on the front back of the building is the same size as the current permit the existing stair penthouse and the boxes they have not been removed in changes as part of the work the project involves installing a par pit wall to replace that what was roochld 2, 3, 4 in 2010 and replace guardrails and, in fact, reinstalling that guardrail is necessary for the owners to comply with the order of abatement to reinstall the guardrails to bring their proposed into the code requirements finally in the application because this building is non-contributor is located within the telegraph hill historical district as part of the approval the planning department historic direction reviewed the plan and it found it will qualify for a certificate because wear dealing with non-replaceable roof-deck replacement it will be consistent with the historical district, however, the appellants appealed the issuance of the administrative certificate we mentioned in our brief raising the argument they do today they were investigated by the planning department and cleared at that time. the result was that t

plans submitted the building plans submitted were incorrect the bay as extend further the new back stairs for the exit from the building actually permit people to look directly into my bedroom window and the window below on the first floor would you accept this. single-family homes are designed to have 2 to 8 occupant it's not large for 36 children and 6 to 10 staff members. on several occasions people have asked to purchase my house to rent it and also on the north side lot 36 i believe. it's already noisy when children at the preschool whether on the inside you can here the music and movies being played for the children and it's noisy for my neighborhoods too. those plans don't include any kind of sound progressively inside or out. and your neighborhood parking essentially it set up as one spot for each house on the block mr. kline's letter says they use 3 spaces without the expansion in place pr that variance this parking variance will be moving another one or two parking spaces in the white zone depending on how it's laid auto this will leave space to park in front of my house without

you talk about the rendering 620b that shows the stairs going up. >> the final design is with glass. >> i was going to ask about the wind ows. i'm happy to hear that you are trying to get a can ustom design from hopes. one thing is just a comment from planning staff is the detail on 50 to pay careful attention. we don't want that piece getting too bulky. >> correct. the window portion of the framing is going to mimic very closely the original. the door frame itself is going to have to be widened so to allow for window and door closing. >> thank you for clarifying that. two other questions, what is the thing behind the glass railing and cables? >> well, we were getting comments that the vertical cables detracted from the overall facade of the building because it is a unique building and quite beautiful and just having this picket was attracting your eye. so we went with a glass railing and then incorporated metal elements that mimic what's going object -- on in the building itself. >> on the railings, did you look at some of the ralgsz whether railings, whether or not they were negati

the stairs in the public right-of-way in the direction of dpw. i would advise that a finding that the project sponsor has committed to work with dpw on an agreement in that area or conditional approval that they use their best efforts to work with dpw on such an agreement. it definitely seems the project sponsor has committed to doing that and that could be on the record and your findings, but ultimately dpw would need to approve that. >> thank you. i appreciate the comments, i appreciate the design changes. i think there have been improvements made since the last hearing and i think it's important to get this all in the record. i'm challenges about the mere fact that this is a cu and necessary and desirable. the most recent housing pipeline, we are at 197 percent of our allocation above moderate housing. i have no fantasy there will be affordable housing here that in this location with these neighbors with this kind of view that this could ever happen, but it's very difficult to find the logic behind feeling that this is necessary. i think that

we have a very nice view corridor viewable from the blvd and the stairs including a full view of the trans-america building. this is what no other property on our street provides. we have lost space since the last hearing but feel the project is better for it. lastly parking, most who live nearby are asked that we include parking. without that they will use the tour to drop off groceries and causing congestion. there are many projects close to the muni bart and work well with no parking. that is not the case here. as you can see from the graphic of the block, the overwhelming majority of parking are in the vicinity. i understand that parking is a sensitive issue that must be addressed and viewed with careful consideration. we have spent considerable time to the garage design to maximize effectiveness. parking is simply too risky at this location. i have bought this project that i want emphasized. that's part of the reason why the property sat vacant for 20 years and in all agreement that it is in the best interest of the city and neighborhood to develop it. the property tax from this

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we were down stairs for 7 1/2 years.t would be easier for us to run into the east room than it was to get on our own set this morning. >> i don't know who runs the bulling. i'm supposed to know. they don't know how to run anything. >> just walk in. >> 7 1/2 years and we still can't get in the building. >> got stopped by security. oh, well. next time -- >> did you really? >> i couldn't get in here. that's okay. >> you guys are going down to the elevators, guys staring at you. let you push the button for ten minutes and you look at them. >> they love doing that. >> what's going on? what are you doing? >> "30 rock" a little difficult if you're coming into work. washington is a little differently. let's not joke. it's dead serious. do you agree somebody should be fired. >> they have a culture problem and security problem because the culture problem reflects the sense of the organization. and now we have two major events in the past couple of years one in the past week that showed this agency is completely crippled. and i don

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