the proper terminology on the proper unit on the existing building. appellant contends that the partial map approval is based on the four newly constructed dwelling units. this is the approval of three units to the existing family dwelling. the categorization of the project as four-unit construction is correct. it involves terminology that is unique. adding new dwelling units to an existing family dwellings is -- would exempt the project from the condo lottery. the existing bolling new debt and the newly created dwelling units would be considered condominiums. that concludes the planning department presentation. is there any question? >> colleagues, any questions to department staff? ok. why do we not go to the project sponsor? >> supervisors, in good evening. speaking on behalf of the project sponsor. based on the staff presentation, this was constructed as a single-family. the only permit history was based in 1936. it just said one flat. the store was never legally converted to residential. it is a single family with a store. the bulletin issued on m

your buildings as it is a two- unit building? what is the one bedroom? how do you own both buildings are just one? >> we are the first flat. president goh: the one directly adjacent, the one right next to his property. >> of the whole building is right next to his property, so the upstairs neighbors have the back and our building would be right next to theirs. >> they are not side-by-side, they are on top of the other. >> currently, we are in a 1- bedroom. >> and do you know the age of your building? >> i think it is 1910, but i will have to look it up. >> anything further, commissioners? thank you. mr. sanchez. >> good afternoon, president goh and members of the board. some background on the subject application. the permit holder had a notification for a pre application meeting in january of 2011. i believe the meeting was held on february 1. at least one of the adjacent neighbors came to the meeting and i think at that time or afterwards, they expressed concern. the building application itself was presented, reviewed by our department and set out for ne

victorian building and there was 825 unit building behind us andad to evacuate when it caught fire. earlier today kate thompson spoke with someone that help with the rescue. >>reporter: firefighters are still on scene out 73 burned out apartment buildings this evening they're going back to see if they can find anything like wallets for people that left in such a hurry. there were two apartment building tenants that were instrumental. >> i ran out of my part i could see fire at the stairs and then i started running up and down the doors telling everyone to get out. >>reporter: the city since so far they are providing 16 families with hotel rooms. reporting in san francisco i am paid thomson with kron4 news. >>reporter: stay with us throughout the evening as we continue to cover the developments. we also have your photographs and comments on kron4.com. >>jacqueline: one of the reasons why this fire was fuelled is because of the wind this afternoon. right now the wind is a little bit,. we have gusty conditions throughout the day to day. we have, winds

to the right as two-unit building. you can't see it since we are around the block but police have the area shut down to traffic. there are still several trucks out with hoses out as firefighters go through and make sure all the hot spots are taken care of. we want to show you video from earlier today, 5:20 this afternoon are. another major 5. 350 ellis between taylor and jones. 102 elderly and disabled residents live in the apartment building owned by the san francisco housing authority. san francisco police say seven residents were taken to the hospital. most with only minor injuries including smoke inhalation. that fire started on the sixth floor and fire officials are looking into what caused it. the housing authority is working with the red cross to find displaced residents alternative housing there. a spokesperson for the housing authority says there are 95 units in the eight-story building which was built in 1970. they're still in the process of finding out just how many residents are impact the. back out live no

if it is a three-unit building, it would require a five-foot setback. in either case, it doesn't meet either of those categories. i am told that the owner of the property did rebuild the stairs and he did it initially without a permit, later came back and had to get it cleared up. on top of that, it should really be closed in by the modern codes. thank you. >> anything further from the department? >> first, with regards to notice, the section 311 notification is for owners and documents. the mailing would have gone to the occupants of the building as well as the owner of the assessor's records. and there is an address on the avenue, in regards to the extensions. it is typical to build when the code does allow the. setbacks are lout with the controlled lockouts on the back. you see either a one-story full addition or a two-story addition setback at the rear. and the residential design guidelines, even the full width may be allowed. you might be able to preserve light and air to windows. we believe that given the stairs that are already there in place in

it quickly spread through the building to a single-family home behind it. it also spread to a 25 unit apartment building and a vacant school district building. >> there was a lot of water being poured from the exterior. >> these buildings are attached. if you do not get the fire, you are likely to lose the entire block. >>dan: at 3:00 p.m., some three hours after the fire broke out, it was out. >> it could have been worse if the fire would have happened in the middle of the night. it was not as complicated as it would have been if it were the middle of the night. >>dan: they hope to come back during daylight hours and hope to pinpoint the origin of the burning buildings. >>grant: mayor ed lee made a visit to the fire today saying that they are doing all they can to help the victims of this fire. >> during these holiday times, it is hard for people to have alternatives. >>grant: kay thompson is joining us live from the red cross shelter that has been set up for the victims. >> the red cross says if anyone does need help, they can go to the san francisco office tomorrow and health will

this one was fanned by winds that blew it from a 27 unit building to this three story one. >> the wind conditions were extraordinary, that wind condition later in the condition but at noon yesterday we had gusts of up to 35 gusts. . >> reporter: classes will have to be relocated before the new semester starts. they think is cause eight million dollars in damages. not including the possessions lost by 41 residents. >> we don't have driver's license, medical card, our bank card. >> reporter: and late this afternoon we learned the red cross will reopen a service center at 1455 golden gate afternoon after the holiday next tuesday to help the fire victims. david stevenson. >> the bay area's dry weather is causing fire concerns in rural areas. in ten minutes an unusual order just issued by a state agency. it could impact anyone who wants to spark a match outside. >> reporter: police in berkeley on the scene of a shoot that sent go to the hospital. the shots happened at 66th and sacramento. police say officer as lived just three minutes after getting the first call but by that time the gunman

acquiring the properties and rehabbing hem there are affordable housing and two, three, four unit buildings and we want to make it as affordable as possible and i will say if you talk to affordable housing developers sometimes off the record, they don't want to get necessarily involved in this fight. there are concerns about impacts on their projects because those are projects not flush with money and that small cost increases can cause a problem not to pencil out. >> i know there has been times when we heard community centers say that the issue of the materials being used there and the amount that the project has and people are saying if they pencil it in, and it can all work and maybe it can all work and hopefully it will. but i still think that some of the hardships issues have to be looked at. commissioner moore? commissioner moore: i want to thank supervisor wiener for being here and adding a three dimensional presence to the issues you are raising. i started at the planning commission when there was only historic preservation committee and there were many, many times were their advice

the apartment building owner estimates 35 people live in his 25 units. >> from what i have been told, by the police and fire people, it's a total loss which means the tenants won't be able to reenter the buildings. it's the holidays and it's a miserable time. >> reporter: firefighters are not allowing any of the tenants to go back in. they are sending firefighters in to retrieve some belongings. unfortunately, there are some pets still missing. >> as far as the building collapse, is there still a threat of that tonight? >> reporter: yes, there is. and that is why fire investigators cannot go inside. there is still the threat of the buildings collapsing. so fire crews will be remaining here through the night with fire hoses out because they are not even sure if there's still some more hotspots in there. so they're concerned. >> thank you. >>> we want to give you a look at what the buildings looked like before the fire. we can show you the google street view map. the old victorian on the left was where the fire started. here's the overview of how the fire has left it tonight. the two bu

was a complicated relationship for the republic of panama into greenways the building was a tremendous beast of course. the unitedtates government, in order to build the canal, conducted a lot of sanitation, the elimination of disease throughout panama built sewers. as of the u.s. did a lot of things were beneficial. at the same time panama bridle with a bit and the degree of u.s. control and intervention the united states got quite involved in the elections whenever there were disturbances would send u.s. military there and one of the important role panama played especially in panama city was the u.s. tolerated the creation of the red light districts. bars, saloons, gambling, prostitution because officials knew his workers would need a kind of chance for escapes for letting off steam sort of as a safety valve and so these red light district became a during the important part, the sort of disorderly counterpart to the orderly world of the canal zone and as employees and military personnel from the u.s. dominated the zones would go to let off steam in the city a lot of times there would be trouble. the u.s. folks

he wrote an asterisk next to the -- nice to one of the units and said something to the extent of the building manager lived in a unit. resident/workplace. has the name of the person. that is all i had from him. vice president garcia: you said that was the unit from which someone was effected? >> no. >> i have another question. he said in the beginning that you became aware that the building was potentially out of compliance and that that came through a complaint. is that right? >> i cannot recall exactly how it went. other tenants started calling in. they had separate issues and concerns. at the same time, we were working with planning to find out what buildings should be in compliance that year. buildings should not pass out of the department of building inspection if they are not in compliance. they are charged to ensure that they are in compliance. we do have a handful that are put through. commissioner peterson: how does the city make sure that buildings are in compliance?

there was also concerned this would exempt all units in the building if there were affordable units present. we are seeking clarification that in the ordinance but says only affordable housing units are exempt. the next section is lccu's ltd. commercial uses and ltd. cornered commercial uses. section 8 in the executive summary deals with this. the proposed ordinance would a allowlccu' lccu's to be 2,500 f currently the limit is 1200 square feet and 50 feet from the corner. the department recommends maintaining existing controls as they are. we generally recommend that idea is this the thing to community planning efforts be continued to the five-year post plan adoption time. this is something that the octavia group has requested to be changed in the ordinance as well. recommendation no. 17, a proposed ordinance allows lcu's to be established with conditional use. we think this is a great idea, but it specifies that it cannot be done if the space has been converted into our residential unit. and many of these spaces are awkward as residential units. they were designed as corner stores and do

but police say it actually began next door in this 27 unit building. >> the area of origin was at therear of 1014, at the bottom of a garbage shoot. >> reporter: investigators say the high wind whipped the fire. three residential buildings and a school district facility suffered more than $8 million in damages. that doesn't include the possessions lost by the 38 adults and three children that are now out of their homes this holiday weekend. >> you okay? >> hell, no. >> reporter: some of them were allowed inside to salvage what they could. >> those areas are relatively safe, they have limited access just to retrieve their most valuable, most valuable and precious items. >> reporter: the two residential building were boarded up this evening. they hope to have an answer of what caused the fire within a month's time. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san leandro police are investigating a shooting at the same wal-mart parking lot where a shooting happened on black friday. investigators say the victim got into an argument with a man who then shot him in the leg. his wound is said t

but police say it actually began next door in this 27 unit building. >> the area of origin was at therear of 1014, at the bottom of a garbage shoot. >> reporter: investigators say the high wind whipped the fire. three residential buildings and a school district facility suffered more than $8 million in damages. that doesn't include the possessions lost by the 38 adults and three children that are now out of their homes this holiday weekend. >> you okay? >> hell, no. >> reporter: some of them were allowed inside to salvage what they could. >> those areas are relatively safe, they have limited access just to retrieve their most valuable, most valuable and precious items. >> reporter: the two residential building were boarded up this evening. they hope to have an answer of what caused the fire within a month's time. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> san leandro police are investigating a shooting at the same wal-mart parking lot where a shooting happened on black friday. investigators say the victim got into an argument with a man who then shot him in the leg. his wound is said t

we still know we will be united around building our communities.hat on behalf of our great city. it is a city of diversity and strength. i want to present something i have wanted to do for some weeks as we talk about how to really give celebration. i know there are a couple of people that i wanted to help recognize on their behalf. we had a moment earlier this year with the passing of maurice vela. i wanted to recognize him by providing the proclamation to his family who is here today. >> carlos, eddie, rose. [applause] >> thank you. >> carlos, eddie, rose, i want to welcome you to the stage and express our great appreciation for the family of maurice vela. we are working to preserve and improve the mural at bernal heights in his name. we're doing that with the love of the city for his leadership. please accept the proclamation declaring latino heritage month celebration day on behalf of your father and husband. thank you very much. [applause] we also want to honor another great leader in our community. i have had a chance to meet him and see the p

today they say it actually started next door in this 27 unit building. >> the area of origon was at the rear of 1015 pierce in an alley where the trash was collected. >> reporter: they say the high winds blew the flames in to the neighboring building. the cause is under investigation. three buildings and a school district facility had more than eight million dollars in damages. that doesn't include the possessions lost by the 38 adults and three children now out of their homes this holiday weekend. >> you okay? >> no. >> reporter: some of them were allowed inside today to save what they could. >> those areas are -- relatively safe, they are limited access, just to get their most valuables, most valuable and precious items. >> reporter: just after four the fire department turned the buildings back over to the owners there are crews at work getting ready to board up the buildings to keep them from the public. david stevenson. >> and our coverage continues online you can go to the website where you can see more video from the massive fire, just click on the raw video tab. >> if you are hea

he wrote an asterisk next to the -- nice to one of the units and said something to the extent of the building manager lived in a unit. resident/workplace. has the name of the person. that is all i had from him.

it started yesterday morning at a 40 unit building. this one here on eddie street. at least 60 people are getting temporary housing help from the red cross. the cause of the fire is blamed on a discarded signature -- cigarette. most of the displaced residence should be able to go home later today expect for those in the seven units that were badly damaged. meantime oakland firefighters are investigating a fire that left two families homeless. it started yet morning at 28th and market streets. more than a dozen firefighters battled the flames and the quick response helped save the building. no injuries are reported. arson is not suspected. >>> concord police want to know who has been shooting and killing police. seven geese were found shot to death saturday morning. police believe all of the birds were deliberately shot. this isn't the first time it has happened. on november 9th more than a dozen dead geese were found. nine of them at concord willow pass park. they were all shot with a pellet rifle or a small gun. >>> two santa cruz demonstrations were stopped. early

building in united states american cities and now the. new settlement building on a loving statement building this is not the time to have a fight with your buttes or with. the u.n. general assembly has condemned syria for its nine month crackdown on protesters and human rights abuses and wage an estimated five thousand have died one hundred thirty three countries have voted in favor of the resolution drafted by britain france and germany activists say at least one hundred people have been killed across the country on monday the day damascus signed an agreement to admit arab league observers to monitor how the regime is dealing with the rest and he threatens to ask the u.n. security council to take action unless syria gave the green light favored based political analyst come out was named believes however that the real situation in the country is being highly exaggerated by arab states. well i think the syrian spoke very clearly they don't have anything to hide they have to they let those observer to witness how the weapons smuggling from

it started yesterday morning at this 40 unit building on eddie street in the tenderloin. at least 60 people right now getting temporary housing help from the red cross. the cause of the fire is blamed on a discarded cigarette. >> i guess i was more fortunate because there was other apartments that were more badly burnt. >> most of the residence will be able to go back home today. expect for those that lived in seven of the units that were badly damaged. >>> meantime oakland firefighters are investigating a fire that left two families homeless. this one started yesterday morning at 28th and market streets. more than a dozen firefighters battled the flames. no injuries are reported. >>> concord police want to know who has been shooting and killing geese. seven dead geese were found saturday morning. police believe all of them were deliberately shot. this isn't the first time this has happened either. on november 9th, more than a dozen dead geese were found. nine of them at concord's willow pass pork. investigators believe they were all shot with a pellet rifle. >>> two occu

buildings. mark was sleeping in his unit when he was rescued. >> i heard a lot of yelling and banging and what notd people banging on buildings anwi

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buildings destroyed, two others damaged. and fire investigators now know it all started in an alleyway where the garbage is collected behind the 25-unit apartment building on pierce street. >> investigators are asking questions, whether it was something that was discarded and the type of material at this point. it's undetermined. we do know that the origin is at the bottom of a trash chute in the area of garbage collection. >> reporter: firefighters say when they got to the scene within it.5 minutes of the first nine -- within 2.5 minutes of the first 911 call the fire was already raging, all the wrong conditions lining up with 30-mile-per-hour wind gusts. >> with wood frame buildings and that wind being pushed behind it the fire companies were met with a dense fire. as they tried to enter the building on golden gate avenue, the wind was pushing towards it from the rear of the building right at them. >> reporter: in a flash, scott lost everything. >> running down the stairs, flames blasting on the windows in the hallway like a furnace. just glad it didn't breakthrough because i probably would have been burned -- it just happened like

so the x that i was talking about, if you go into a multi-unit apartment building, you with want to do it on each unit. so i go into this apartment, you're going to do a slash, go into the apartment, do your search, when you come out and complete the x. again at the top is the time that you entered. they want you to write the time that you leave also. so you would cross out the time that you entered and write the time that you leave. when the x is completed, they know the search was completed at that time. where do you put this x where would you write it? would you write it on the door? no, when you put it on the door and you open the door, then it's gone. you want to put it on a wall next to the door. now we're going to talk about rescuing. same thing when you rescue, you want to survey the hazards, you want to survey the area. assess the medical conditions of victims, you have somebody when you're ready, when you find somebody, what are we going to do? do i have enough people to get this person out, do i have the tools i need, do i need to break a door or break a

our friends our allies in europe they are against them and building in united states. a clue and now the day against you settlement building on a large extent building this is not the time neither to have a fight with the europeans or with the americans but r.t. dot com tonight from festivities to fire on our web site this independence day turns deadly in kazakhstan but updating on that story for the last couple of days when angry mall burning thousands of buildings their industrial action goes on heard we've got more about that online tonight. also why doing what the bankers say to get us out of recession is already a tried and failed formula reports on argentina which discovered that the hard way a decade ago. security forces opened fire on anti military protesters in cairo killing at least three egypt's health ministry says the total number of casualties following days of renewed violence now stands of fourteen with seven hundred reported injured let's go live so while there is a local blogger and journalist in cairo for a look at the recent developments there you li

to the construction of affordable housing units equal to 20% of the total market the units in a project. you can build on site affordable units at your residential projects equal to 15% of the total market the units, or, you can develop offsite affordable units within a mile radius of the project equivalent to 20% of the total market rate units in your project. the codes established are usually relative to some percentage of area median income. the court has i think fairly well understood development challenges associated with most of port property. most is still tidelands. we have numerous structures, whether it appears listed on the national register or appear 70, a new national registered district consisting of some 40 or so industrial buildings. often, they require some level of environmental cleanup. then, we have bcdc and public trust as administered by state lands. both of those processes are looking at very substantial new public access to the bay. all of these factors make developing on the port very expensive. we have in the past pursued a number of flexible financing solutions, particularly

building in united states can save you a clue and now the day against you settlement building on a large extent building this is not the time neither to have a fight with the europeans or with the americans and r.t. don't come tonight our website from festivities this independence day turns deadly and stars have been reporting over the last couple of days with an angry mob burning dozens of buildings as their industrial action goes on i would bring you up to date on that developing story also why doing what the bank is say to get us out of recession is already a tried and failed for me there are two reports knowledge attain it was discovered that the hard way just a decade ago. security forces opened fire on anti military protesters in cairo killing at least three egypt's health ministry says the total number of casualties following days of renewed violence now stands at fourteen with seven hundred reported injured john race a political activist from the british based stop the war coalition told us the arms the military using in their crackdown were provided by the west. government is co

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