i'm tonya schoenherr, joining me today is environmental review officer and current planner, acting senior preservation planner. i would like to emphasize to the board that the decision before you is not about the project's merits, but it's whether to uphold the department's categorical exemption and deny the appeal, or overturn and return the project for further environmental review. the project site is on the north side of nobles alley. it is occupied by a two-story basement, housing two dwelling units at the rear of the building and one facing the alley. they would legalize the garage doors without the benefit of a permit. the permit application scope of work is to remove the second garage door. the stucco wall on the floor would be restored. the project site is located in the upper grand avenue historic district. just to go briefly over the permitting history of the project. on may 8th, 2017, the planning department issued a notice of planning department disapproval for building permit. the permit proposed to remove one of the two existing garage doors on the building's visible front e