dr requester. >> could i have the projector on and left on for the duration of the presentation, please? commissioners, mary gallagher, for the dr filer. i want to talk about four issues, non-confirmity, topography, sunshine and privacy. first, non-conformity. the project is existing -- mostly in the requires rear yard, making it a non-complying structure. so there is a very longstanding interpretation that says when you add to the front of a non-complying dwelling and doesn't have at least 25% rear yard you have to provide for the balance of space elsewhere on the lot. this is apinterpretation about lot coverage and providing open areas in the place that is based on the established patterns of adjournal development. this interpretation is not about providing open space on a deck that has no benefits to anyone, but the project sponsor. it's about creating areas without lot coverage in places that benefit adjacent development. so existing and proposed site plan-- the proposed site plan leaves rear yard -- project sponsor seas 17%. so you need another 5-8% open space he is where on the lot. it doesn't have it and so this project is not