the building for that all the variants -- that followed that variance. what is before us is not anything that relates to the discretionary review in process itself. the c.u. process for the wireless, which we have no heard you on, would have been better venues for the jurisdiction requester. the issue for me is in between -- between knowledge of the impending project at that time, there was an extremely long gap to the point where it took notice of construction starting to bring forth a jurisdiction request. have -- the appeal of the variance and the permit itself has aged tremendously. i am not prepared to accept jurisdiction at this point. vice president hwang: i am also inclined not to grant jurisdiction. the information provided by the zoning and mr. was useful for me to understand the communication to occupants in the building. i appreciate the clarification of what was going on with the two different permits. if the jurisdiction request your did learn of it in december and filed a jurisdiction request, i do not think that creates such a concern that

i am inclined to grant the requested variances. thank you. >> commissioners, you are on item number 21. 1948 ocean avenue, requesting discretionary review. >> good evening president fong and members of the commission. before you is a request for discretionary review of the burma -- the building permit applications to establish an entertainment use to operate at a billiard hall with an accessory beverage store selling only non-chocolate beverages and will involve interior tenant improvements. this is within the ocean avenue commercial transit district. this is a revised proposal from the originally noticed project was rigid -- which was to establish another bar selling beer and wine. the site is a vacant one-sty

the building for that all the variants -- that followed that variance. what is before us is not anything that relates to the

the project sponsor is also seeking a variance from providing an off street loading space. there has been public comment only in support of the project. the five letters are included in the ks report. the department recommends approval on the grounds it meets all requirements of the planning code and has demonstrated it has adhered to the good neighbor policies affecting 803.5. additionally, the enlargement of the use secures an active use within its neighborhood, and promotes arts and entertainment activities which serve the city and region. this concludes my presentation. i am available for any questions. thank you. president fong: project sponsor, please. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is aileen. i am here on behalf of dna lounge and a pizza parlor. before i get into the substance of this, i want to point out that we did have a meeting and only two folks attended. i believe one is in the audience. we did not get any letters of opposition. there was no outreach to dna staff, who are always available, because of the nature of their business. we will address what

the zoning administrator with your requests for variances. >> diego sanchez. this is discretionary review for building permit 2,010.08 0.2 0.9282 for an expansion at the rear of an existing single- family dwelling. -- 2020.08.02.9282. the proposed debt and still require eight rear yard variance -- their rear yard variance. the combined visible floor area of 200066 square feet requires an additional of street parking space. the proposal only requires one additional space. some in the department believes that the proposal fails to minimize adverse impacts on light and air and privacy for the adjacent property. the residential design guidelines recommend the setting back of the upper floors to properly articulate building mass. in addition, one of the purposes of the planning code is to provide adequate light, air, and crevices. -- privacy. we have seen this a combined total of five times. the result of the deliberations -- staff believes we could allow a reasonable rendition with overarching goals of respecting the prominent mid blocked open space pattern and pre

i am the owner of the building, and i would like to tell you why we applied for these variances. we are experiencing financial hardship. and we need to sell the property to recover expenses. it is extremely difficult if not impossible to sell the property without taking a loss on the money we've put into it. we did try to sell a, but we have absolutely no luck. we could maybe sell the back building and keep the front building as is, and if we were able to obtain the front building, that would keep two rental units on the market while making units available in the reader. there is a lovely courtyard between the building's. this provides a natural way to divide it into two lots. the division would not have a negative affect on the district, and we are mystified 90 opposes it. prior to the september meeting, and within a minute, he said he knew exactly what we were during which was he thought we were doing a condo diverged -- condo division. he said he knew all about it because he was trying to do that. he jumped to a conclusion that was not part of our plan at all. we out for specif

the your commissioners, the neighborhood associations position is to oppose this. variances that would split it into two illegal lots is one of those. the boosters have no problem with areas for the existing areas of the property was is, which includes the duplex and makes a total of four units. the existing conditions of the property do not change. and we can resolve all irregularities for these existing conditions. the reason for the application is to maximize profit, which is not a problem or a bad day thin but you should know they are vacant. the split also sets of the property for being more easily converted into condos. these lots will be removed from rent-controlled. is this in the interest of the city's housing interested? if there is a problem, it may be because the properties are overpriced. these are basically a 20 foot lots. we do have odd lots, because the happens in all properties that are subdivided, but to go into a standard lot the does not conform to the code, because it does not provide a proper rearguard. -- rear yard. it is probably making it worse. to s

commissioner goh: no. >> the granting of this variance is up held. vice president hwang: we will move on to item number 12. francis mcdonald vs department of building inspection. the property at 340 spuruce street. permit to alter a building. application number 201130 four zero. we will begin with the appellant. >> good evening, my name is francis mcdonald. >> if you would pull the microphone closer. >> week, the tenants, on this building -- we, the tenants, of this building have been penalized when they hire unqualified contractors who do work beyond the scope of a permit when i do request to permit. as they did in the case of -- construction to read it was not a certified contractor at the time they began their work. they did corps' work. by the end of their work they did get to the certification needed. when they started, and they were not abatement certified. i'm trying to show you a pattern. the plans you see in front of you are misrepresented of of the structure as it exists today. because of this misrepresentation, and neighbors will lose their

the records. commissioner fung: just to clear up a final point on my earlier question and, either an appellant on a variance or permit is not required to do any mailing labels -- >> the discretionary review requester has a requirement that if you submit the review, you submit the labels. it is not a 50-foot radius -- not a full 150-foot radius. that is something we do require, the mailing labels from the d.r. requester. it is from the adjacent and never groups. commissioner fung: is that the only notice that is required? >> for the dividing properties across the street and adjacent and also to the right groups. vice-president hwang: getting back to the notice that would go to the property owner, the jurisdiction request for, -- requester, you said it would not give the names of tenants that it is not occupied by the owner. does each tenant in the building get a notice in their mailbox or how does that work? >> good question. there are two for processes. the various process is owners within 300 feet. we get the owner information from the assessor's office. it goes to their proper mailing address. for the sec

have -- the appeal of the variance and the permit itself has aged tremendously. i am not prepared to accept jurisdiction at this point. vice president hwang: i am also inclined not to grant jurisdiction. the information provided by the zoning and mr. was useful for me to understand the communication to occupants in the building. i appreciate the clarification of what was going on with the two different permits. if the jurisdiction request your did learn of it in december and filed a jurisdiction request, i do not think that creates such a concern that my fellow commissioner had on timeliness of the request. that is not an issue for me. i think it -- i do not think it was sufficiently timely, given the notice. i also want to point out that i am happy to hear of alternatives for recourse on the d.r. concern that she raised here. it is not relevant. we are not going there. that is not what is before us. those are different thoughts. commissioner goh: i agree with what the vice president's said. i am also alarmed about the planning potential failure to accommodate re

now those schools have been vehemently rejected by the syrian government can say could play into the variance with the intent of the fed is really the fence here from damascus is that the government has their writing reforms they want the admission.

. >> on the variance, in this case, third time as the time. we closed the public hearing on this item. also like to echo the thanks to the commission for their comments on this case. in particular, commissioner moore, who led the commons and as a result, led to the dramatic improvement. >> thank you. we will look forward to item 9, kansas -- for 1401 california st.. >> good afternoon. this case is a request for conditional use authorization to modify the existing grocery store building and provide for a new trader joe's grocery store and it is cvs pharmacy, both formula retail uses and exceeding 1900 square feet in area. the previous occupant of the of the pen has closed as part of a consolidation. the project is located at the southwest corner of california and hyde streets and is occupied by a 30,000 square foot grocery store on the top level of a two- level parking garage. it has two-way access to both california and hyde streets with a ramp providing access between the parking levels and a loading area on the bottom left. property was deve

on the variance. president fong: noting there is no physical expansion of the building. there is a communicating opening between two existing buildings. there is no increase in this area. that would be all for that item. >> thank you. >> with your approval we will hear this next item regarding the budget and take a short break. >> thank you. commissioners, we will go to item number 12. this is the fiscal year 2012 to 2014 program budget. >> good afternoon. this is the first of several budget presentations for you for the coming of two fiscal years. as you may recall this is the first time the department will be preparing a two-year budget for fiscal years 2012 and 13 and 2013 and 2014. i wanted to give some preliminary comments and our finance minister -- manager will present the details of the budget. you have copies of the powerpoint. a couple of things. one of the highlights of those accomplishments of the current and recent fiscal year, to remind us all that while some of our work does have very extensive time periods, we have accomplished a lot in the last year. nam

if you take a look at the national map, the real variance, the warmer air is hugging down the gulf coast area. temperatures are on the cooler side with the jet stream and the cooler air moving in from the north. satellite and radar composite, we have clouds. we will see a few cloudy skies during the course of tonight. high pressure ridge is in control. it will keep most of the clouds at bay. tonight, temperatures will be in the 30s. a little chilly. low 30s everywhere. 29 in frederick. be prepared if you are heading out that you have a good jacket. a ridge of high pressure in control. this is the system that will push its way in across from the south and start to gradually head its way up the eastern seaboard. as it does for tomorrow, it will set up for a chance of light showers, primarily to the south of the d.c. region. i can't rule out that we won't get any. i put it in the forecast that we could see a light shower or two. a stronger system that will bring wet weather by wednesday. a tenth or less than that. by the time we get to wednesday, we could see an inch of rainfall in the loca

the eighth. there was an appeal on a variance decision letter i had granted at 995. that was upheld by the board of appeals. the interesting note about that -- there was a building at the rear of the lot that had been relocated from a property on vermont in order to accommodate the creation of the bayshore freeway. i said this was an extraordinary circumstance to grant the subdivision. there was also a jurisdiction request, and the person who requested it may be here to speak at public comment. the application was subject to section 312 about this, but she did not file d.r. during that period there was -- during that period. there was a question about the requirement to create mailing labels for the abutting properties. there is a question whether or not that is an appropriate requirement. i want to make the commission aware of that. that is all i have to report. >> the historic preservation commission did meet yesterday. prior to their mission, the arc committee did meet. the item of interest there was the boat house. the item had come before the commission prior. th

but the fact of the matter is that the variance in the business line to kom cast is very small relativeey make money. fair? >> yeah. i think one other way to look at it is what's driving the value of the media conglomerates is the cable tv business. a lot of the reason for that is affiliate fees. as an analyst, you can see how the value has shifted away from the traditional broadcast stations and more towards the cable networks. so that affiliate fee is not affected by political advertising. what's driving the value of the stocks, i think, social securit majority. >> so listen. we know that a lot of money is going to get spent this year. you walked us through the ritual. as a hedge onç my not being abl to pass an amendment to get money out of politics, should we be purchasing cbs stock? [ laughter ] >> you don't have to answer that question. >> sure. no. it's a bigger discussion on the stocks. there are clearly beneficiaries. cbs is one of the biggest. >> anthony, it's a delight to have you back in my life talking about media stocks. anthony diclemente. he was one of the smartest. you'r

the zoning administrator will hear a request for variance from the planning code section 145.14 funding requirement, because the project does not have a 14 foot height at a ground floor. the summit of the instructor will also consider relief from the rear yard -- the zoning in minister will also consider relief from the rear yard requirement. it is in the south park district and is immediately south of south park. the project sponsor and department have worked diligently over many months to reduce the number of inconsistencies with the planning code and on the over all mass and scale of the design. we believe this meets the requirements of section 303. it is crafted to meet the intent of the general plan. and it meets the criteria under section 317 for residential demolition. on this note, i would like to provide an amendment to the condition of approval number four. there will continue to work with department staff, producing a setback on the ground floor commercial space, and increasing its consistency with surrounding eligible historic district. i will shoot that amendment to you rig

he also, of course, talked to him about this last night, john, voted for the variance on bridge to nowhereto vote for that. he could've voted to send that money elsewhere. but he was somebody that very much thought that bringing home the bacon was a reelection, so he was worried about crossing the man who put that in. he was worried he wouldn't get his own earmarks down the road for pennsylvania. >> reporter: this is a generational question, if you will, this used to be common practice in the congress. you have some of the new members and especially the tea party members who say no way, you have john mccain saying it's a gateway to corruption. santorum was here last night, he said, sure i did it, so what? >> the idea that earmarks are the problem in washington, d.c. is just ridiculous. the problem are the entitlement programs and this desire to spend more money. >> he's right, dana, on the size of the money. the earmarks are a small slice of the pie. >> it has become very symbolic. they point to the fact that when people take earmarks, it's just an example of people who have been in washin

an iraqi war veteran finally won permission to keep his tree house standing after the second try for a zoning variance. the family is hoping for the same out come. >> it is very frustrating. the kids love it and this is something we did, but i don't know how you move four live trees and salvage this. >> worry moving the tree house out of the question, they contacteda know attorney in the hopes that fairfax county might change its mind. in springfield, jane watrel, news 4. >> that's right. news 4 contacted a spokesperson and they are currently looking into the matter. >>> there is a newman at the helm of public safety at loud on county. mike chapman is the new sheriff in town and while he just started the job, he has big plans in store. news 4's julie carey has more. >> day on the job and new loud on county sheriff mike chapman found himself in front of the board of supervisors advocating for a substation. he defeated the sheriff in november and has already brought in a new leadership team that includes administrators from both the dea and fbi. chapman himself is a special agent. >> i wanted to establi

the fears are that there's a real close now international and variance the international involvement adding possibly we could see the conflict get even more violent even more militarized and that's not what. and i will once this is he said the last few days have been and escalating situation are you sorry for putting right there and are still ahead for you in the program just over a month before russia's presidential vote. prime minister of. real action or to go presenting himself as the presidential candidate for widespread economic reform. in the occupy movement spills onto the streets of london the police are accused of going over the top during a crackdown on protesters our correspondent joins us with a fresh update in just a few minutes but for now over to k c in the business. coming out the russian mob hits close to day's trading session in the red following on from those losses in europe and asia and the u.s. markets have opened up in their eyes twenty minutes time for more details. in watching r.t. iran has vowed to halt oil exports to some e.u. countries for up to fifteen ye

the fears are that there's a real close now international and variance the international involvement adding possibly we could see the conflict get even more violent even more militarized and that's not what. anyone wants to see if he said the last few days have been an escalating situation. political analyst from jordan dr his sham gussy believes that some of syria's opposition groups are opposed to negotiation largely because of their foreign support. we have many oppositions as you know now the internal opposition i'm sure that they would ultimately welcome such an opportunity to open talks with the regime. the rest of the opposition especially those stationed outside syria i think they they would reject. not only day but those who back many of the opposition groups outside syria supported by gulf states or by turkey or by by western companies have two political reasons for. feeding the complication in syria i think they don't want that they're not interested in the form nor are they interested in democracy or freedom all they're interested in is to disturb the situation to weaken

commissioners, as you consider the request for compliance, the zoning administrator will hear the request for variance. b>> good afternoon, with department staff. this is a determination request to convert a four-story industrial building to mixed use, with 60 residential units, five off street parking spaces, and a spot ground-floor commercial space at 529 stevenson street. there were concerns raised at the september and october hearings and the changes to the project include to reduce the number of dwellings and the product from 62 to 60, expand the interior courtyard, and originally this project was asking for exposure variants of 40 units. they decreased the number of studio units from 43 to 27 and increased the number of one- bedrooms from 19 to 33. they dedicate one space for car share parking, with a separate parking from the other spaces, and rearranged our separate the rearranged the bicycle parking. finally, the main thing, they have significantly expanded the interior courtyard. where previously it was a little more than 25 feet the last time you saw it, now it is close to 40 feet and it re

presidential elections now those calls have been vehemently rejected by the syrian government here so it could escalate into variance with the internal affairs really the sense here from damascus is that.

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the lot. if there was a variance decision or a zoning decision. >> like a notice of special restriction. >> like from the 1930s i've seen, like the parking for this buildings to be located at this other building because they were under the same ownership at some time. those sort of restrictions that are also suppose to be recorded against the deeds at the assessors reporting office would be also here if if it was a case of some decision. >> some other things you need to know, the dimensions of your lot. 100 by 25 on this side of the street. it does not have the official addresses and all of us will talk about that in a second but it has a great deal of pencilled in information. notes from the planner and fantasticly valuable so find the old block books and use our free copy machine and make a copy of the page. how can you make sure it's the right building. this is the cities official address street from block 2129 which is,pachako, 2029, and this is maintained by the first floor on this building and this has the official address of the city. the date the address was issued and maybe the date the