you heard this criticism of the variance. you heard the zoning administrator's being very reasonable. maybe it was done wrong, maybe it was incorrect, maybe it was a mistake. future -- you know, all this -- supposed to be future commercial, etc., maybe it wasn't followed. none of that is in the variance decision in front of you. please pull it out and look at it. it is devoted exclusively to parking. that is the only hardship cited and the only issue sicited in tt variance decision. they have not -- and the burden is on the variance seeker, they have not provided substantial evidence to justify those findings. they have presented zero evidence. did you hear anything about parking tonight? is there any word in any of your briefs or evidence about parking? the answer is no. this variance was not properly granted. george imperiali would not have sold his property without the guarantee that that open space was going to stay open for his tenants and his building. it's not in perpetuity, it's in perpetuity or until his apartment bui

first, it sites the existence of the variance in the n.s.r. as the hardship. if you look at exhibit 2 on page 4, you can't do that. you can't buy a piece of property that has an n.s.r. on it, has a variance on it, and has a notice of that, and then say noeroh, that's a hardship. i need a new variance. second, the job of this board is to determine if there's substantial evidence somewhere in the record in front of you that supports the findings of the z.a. and whether the findings meet the threshold that's been met. the new threshold is based solely on parking. there's nothing, i mean zero evidence of any kind that supports that decision, zero. it was never mentioned in the application, it was never mentioned at the hearing, and none of the briefing mentions it at all. and to grant a variance on parking for this new project is directly contrary to all of the new city policies. and in fact in two weeks, all of the minimum parking requirements are going to be completely eliminated. and specifically, this is in the waterfront special use district. section 161 creat

the plans cannot change the variance because that's the only thing that's being approved is the variance themselves. plans start to change when you're having to deal with building code and fire code and some of these things that can trigger slight changes. as long as it's consistent with the variance, it will be okay. however, having said that, if the plans were to change in a more significant way than was permits, if someone has an issue with that, they would be able to appeal that building permit. specifically, if your concern is could you approve a variance that's an a.d.u., and then, the a.d.u. goes away that was required, that could be part of the conditions of rationale of approving the variance. >>clerk: do we have a motion to continue? >> i move to continue on the basis arrestticulated by our ci attorney, based on the evidence provided. >>clerk: okay. we have a motion to continue by commissioner lazarus for the preparation of written findings in support of the variance in support of the written plans submitted in tonight's hearing. >> president fung: let me ask one last question

should not be -- the variance decision should not be held in place. well, obviously, as mr. windslow said, variance has already agreed it be kept in place. i pulled the fire department record, and for fire incidents, there were zero, for all time. the planning department has already approved this. and here's the notification he's doing the d.r.r. again. it is absolutely unbelievable what's going on here. it's beyond any imaginable belief, that somebody would come to the neighborhood, build a building, get their huge, enormous building built, and then they come along and sue us. i mean, it's extraordinary. i'm going to cite a case in the board of appeals back in 2006, based on the area of equitable estimatable, and both came and approved our deck. and we were completely ignorant of any issues. we had the permits. we have the permits. they are not written perfectly. we don't have english measures building decks, so the building isn't perfect, but certainly came out and inspected it. we acted on the approvals. we assumed that everything was good. you get

the variance and the d.r. are asking us to look at it, two different bodies, looking for exceptional and extraordinary circumstances in two different ways. here there's an argument being made that there's not exceptional and extraordinary circumstances because the lot was split, it was developed a long time ago this way. it already exists, and because it was developed that way so long ago before many of the code requirements we have in place now exist, and considering the topography, i think there are some exceptional and extraordinary circumstances related to the property, and that that could create some practical difficulties in relations to hardship with regard to reasonable increases in the home. having said that, where i would kick it back to you guys to discuss it a little bit more is whether or not if there's materially injurious to the adjacent properties. that's something you all are looking at specifically in your roll, so i think there's -- role, so i think there's some interesting arguments on your

if the only rationale were that families need more space, we would grant every variance. in this specific instance, they called out two things that were driving the building. one was the separate ground space for the mother, and the desire to have all the bedrooms on the third floor. but beyond that, the second contains perhaps an excessive amount of common space. there is a kitchen, a full dining room, a living room, and a great room. additionally, the bedrooms on the third floor, while they are not massive by any measure, there could be some shifting at the third floor and some shifting at the second floor, and not for the purposes of appeasing the neighbors, but if you're requesting a variance for more space, to specifically accommodate the two reasons. all those together, i think would result in a much more reasonable variance request. thank you. >>clerk: thank you. >> mr. teague or deputy zoning guru. the question is how far off are they in regards to the variance and it being code compliant? >> again, look at the plans, but the original variance that came before us,

the bulk of the house was much larger. they are seeking a variance basically for intruding into a portion of the rear yard. i will note we did do a lot of shaping with the architect to kind of get to the building form that you see before you. >> vice president swig: okay. and that may have been some of the dotted -- on one of the examples, we saw dotted lines on how it was larger, so it was reduced and that represents it moving away from the variance request into what it is today. >> correct. >> vice president swig: okay. so i don't -- i don't have a direction, guys. those are the -- my concerns, are the boxes on the box that obscure potentially the midblock open space, the windows for sure on the south side, little augmentation. i'm not bothered by the reduction of the pathway of the egress because as mr. duffy said, this is legal, and we had that condition in san francisco all over the place, so that one doesn't bother me. i think it's just the back of the house that's confusing me -- that's concerning me, and i'm looking forward to whether you hav

in order to allow for the 25 parking spaces, the commission must approve a variance to the design forersion requires an amendment to the block schematic design which purposed the 315 parking spaces residential use only. ocii staff recommends granting the schematic design amendment and the variance of the design for development guidelines with certain conditions. under these conditions, following an approval, the building owner, udr, will come up with a plan to restrict the use of the 25 parking spaces for gus's customers only and will develop a plan to monitor access to the garage so a own sure the safety of block two residents. before coming to the commission today, ocii staff brought this item to the mission bay which was briefed in october. the c.a.c. communicated a strong interest in meeting gus's request for the 25 parking spaces and voted to move this item to commission for approval. ocii staff has determined that the parking conversion will be considered exempt from ceqa under section 1503 of that statute. upon commission approval of this item, the block 2 building owner, u.d.r

the conservatives are very busy with themselves and the infighting going on particularly with the variances to party the c.s.u. at the same time the green party but center left has been doing rather well this raises the question whether there could be a new set up but both parties the social democrats and the conservatives see do you know that if there were fresh elections they were to lose so this coalition is being held together by the fear of things potentially getting worse if there were fresh election did abuse chief political correspondent mccain of course now thank you. it's at least storms have killed at least twenty nine people this week the harsh weather is especially battering sydney where dozen bodies have been recovered from floodwaters one family lost nine members overnight and forecasters warn more severe weather lies ahead. this is where an entire family lost their lives after a nearby river and gorged by heavy rainfall burst its banks. among the dead a baby and a three year old relative. and that is that the probably rented a house for a union but we don't know exactly why

in 2016, they did meet the variance requirements comparing the annual budget to the annual actuals. one time they did not meet this was in calender year 2013 and everything has been ok since then and com compliant. they did indicate their carry forward amount and how it would be spent in the upcoming fiscal year. in conclusion, central market c.b.d. has performed well in implementing the plan for the district. they did a commend able job of raising non assessment revenue. they continue to partner well with community organizations and city agencies to fulfill the management plan and they maintain an active board of directors and robust subcommittees. are there any questions for staff in i'm happy to take them now. if not, ms. everwine. >> hello, again. tracy everwine. there's a map of our district. 800 parcels back in 2016. we're now over 1,000 due to all the development. that's a new condominium and apartments. we had a $1.3 million budget. core services again are cleaning and maintenance and public safety and economic development. our services are seven days a week, 7:00 a.m. to 7:

next he extended the railway network and he also introduced a surge system in munich and other the variances he is in then he and. some five hundred exhibit show that the king promoted trade and industry with new breweries and avatars for example some of the buildings he commissioned have survived to this day. the. concert halls and theaters were also built during his reign a great fan of the originally commissioned the building of the wagner festival to arthur on the banks of the river. but later heart valve no went to buy a point and a theater was built there instead. and with that it's time to say goodbye as always thanks for tuning in and we'll see you again tomorrow for more from the world of culture and entertainment. next time you're max. yeah it takes a surreal almost poetic paris it's disappearing the photographer finds a certain flair from a bygone era from a strictly. fantastical free floating in the next time. a. good move. move. move move move. move. move. move. move move. move. move. move. move. move move. move move. move. move move. move. off life. push. you into. the world co

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the project did not need a variance. we showed willingness to compromise with housing over retail or a grocery store. the project sponsor has shown very to no interest in the proposed compromise. instead we're stuck with the current proposal of eight units of market rate housing over the world's largest retailer and bring unfair competition to small businesses. it's a slap to the face to housing needs. they are not added to benefit the community. i say we're stuck with them, these units will be here for the next 60 years. the city is giving away this benefit to amazon. they will always are the best credit and as the city changes a new multistory project goes up all around it. on the last meeting the question was brought up. who loses and who benefits? first thing, amazon stockholders will benefit. neighbors will have another grocery store in the area. the important question to ask for the neighborhood group, what do you have against more housing on polk street. the city loses. it's a perfect location for density housing.

i know in working with the sponsor, the department advised not to seek any types of variances. we did determine that the building met all standards of the building code. subsequently, when we brought the building out for neighborhood notice. the planning commission did review the proposal, including the arguments regarding the rear yard and the arguments regarding the residential design guidelines and did determine that they did ultimately end up taking d.r. and did remove the roof decks, but they did approve the massing and the volume before you today. they did cite some of the concerns with the roof decks, but the overall form and design of the building was maintained in its current configuration as kind of shown in the building and the lot. so i just want to kind of stress that the planning department is the final -- the zoning administrator is the final arbitor in terms of what the configuration -- that a -- what the planning code offers in the review. [please stand by] >> the property line windows are not protected by the planning code and not by the building code, to my kn

and i that are already out the door, are going to be joined by other people who eventually say, the variance between my stated values and between what this man is, does and says, and the horrors he drags up from the departments of our id, i can't live with that. soow see that go on and on and on for a very long time. >> i don't want to put a damper on the note of optimism sounded by rick, and i agree with his long-term assessment of the trend but remember, we're talking long-term. this is not an -- this is -- i'm glad you're all seated now but for what i'm about to say, the fact that donald trump could actually win again in 2020. this is not outside the realm of possibility. you have to hand him credit for his talent. he knows nothing about governans, politics, policy, economics, history, the military , anything relevant for being president of the united states, but he is a salesman of genius. does know how to bamboozle people am first-rate demagogue and the is perhaps up matched in those skills in american history. have been demagogue but folks like george wallace or mark car the. none of t

the only variances in benchmark two where the requirement is 5 and 5,500th percent of their actuals. for benchmark one, lower polk c.b.d. met this benchmark requirement. for benchmark 2, lower polk c.b.d. met their general benefit requirement as well. for budget versus actuals, they met the benchmark and have historically met this benchmark. they also indicated the carry forward and spend down in their annual reports. our findings and recommendations for lower polk c.b.d. is, we found that the c.b.d. met owl four bench marks and they secured and renovated a long-term office space at 1170 sutter street using their cpmc mitigation funds. the c.b.d. made significant progress in raising new funds beyond their general benefit requirement. they secured grant funding to execute the lower polk tenderloin art walk series hemlock mural projects and rest room services and tenant-landlord clinic to prevent homelessness. they played a very pivotal role in assisting the steering committee in fiscal year of '16-'17. in conclusion, the c.b.d. has performed well in implanting its service plan. they a

the day. a mild variance to the air coming in from the south—west, 13 or 14 as a high.harge. that's what's feeding those showers in. itjust starts to change its orientation slightly on friday, bringing in the air from the north—west, and that will be a slightly cooler direction. still some showers thanks to that low for western exposures on friday, but for many, a much quieter day. yes, still breezy, but nothing like the winds of thursday. and many areas could escape with a dry day, temperatures just a couple of degrees down on those we see on thursday. onto the weekend. another couple of these areas of low pressure look like they are going to head our way. the question is, will they be around in the daytime or come rolling in overnight? at the moment, it looks like some of the wettest weather could be first thing on saturday and first thing on sunday, and as the day goes on, we could see increasing amounts of sunshine. but stay tuned to keep up—to—date with the detail for your weekend weather. this is bbc news. our top story: a no—deal brexit could trigger a serious re