. >> i'm william canihan the 82-year-old father of bill jr. i'm a native san franciscan, born and raised. i did most of my schooling in san francisco. i grew up to date next door to 891 carolina street. i started this project 18 years ago. my objective is to live in one of the two units on carolina street. the appellants demanded and got six redesigns which included a lower height of the project, which was passed by the city. a change in the roof style from our style which was passed by the city. a 4 foot side setback of our property line to accommodate the appellant's los of light issue which was passed by the city, and a minimized lot coverage footprint, if you will, to accommodate the appellant's desire which is passed the city. when san francisco changed the zoning from r1 to r2 on a 25-foot by 100 foot lot, it anticipated a higher height than r1. taking a look around the neighborhood, you will see plenty of r2 buildings that have four stories. ours is not the first. ours is lower than 40 feet in height and not excessively large. we have a