Representing the bureau of urban forestry and also representing the Planning Commission commission with the planning department. Duffy will be here senior building inspector representing the department of building inspection and john fong with bureau and mapping. Mr. Pacheco please go over the meeting guidelines and conduct the swear in process. The board request that you turn off all phones and pagers and please carry out conversations in the hallway. The procedures are as follows. Department representative have 7 minutes to present their cases and 4 minutes for rebuttals. People must include their comments within the 3minute period. Members of the public not affiliated with the parties have up to 3 minutes each to address the board but no rebuttals. To assist the board in the accurate preparation of minutes, members of the public who wish to speak on an item are asked but not required to submit a speaker card to board staff when you come up to the podium. Speaker cards and pens are a
Item no. 6, 66 appeal no. 13133 karen galves, appellanttss vs. Dept. Of building inspection, respondent planning dept. Approval 11501152 geneva ave. Protesting the issuance on october 10, 2013, to christ c. Christ, alteration permit install halfbath in existing light welll. Application no. 2013 10 09 8899. Public hearing held on dec. 11, 2013. For further consideration today. Note matter was continued to allow the permit holder to obtain the required consent from adjacent neighbors or for planning staff to perform item no. 6, sf 61234 this matter was heard on december 11, 2013, and it was continued to allow the permit holder to require consent from adjacent neighbors or perform staff to perform notification. If you would like we can hear from the permit holder first and ms. Galvez can speak as well just to confirm that thats correct. My understanding from the departments is that these plans should be considered as supplemental to the existing plans and not as replacement to the plans.
In. Given the home owners concerns, are you recommending two trees be planted or sfwhun just one . I think they are requesting one tree be onsite. We appreciate some of the solar and other ability features that hes interested in and have some improvements made to his property. The prevens would preference would be to see one tree remain. If thats not possible, one or two trees . That would be one or two trees. Okay, mr. Macmillan . Thank you. Thats a picture of the cottage the tree is planted in. Thats the tree today. This is a view of the street. The street has lots of trees, but its not distinguished by a particular sort of trees. There is a variety of evergreens and low trees and tall trees. My tree is sort of the one at the very back. There were some comments about the trees. This was a tree as a commemorative by my relative that owned the house. The tree was the identifiable. When i remodeled my house, my neighbors were concerned about what i was going to do with it. Thats the pre
Are available on the left side of the podium. The board also welcomes your comments and suggestions. If you have questions about requesting a rehearing, board rules or hearing schedules, please speak to board staff during a break or after the meeting on call the board office tomorrow morning. The board office is located 1650 mission street. This meeting is broadcast live on San Francisco Government Television sf gov tv. Thank you for your attention and at this time well conduct our swearing in process. If you intend to testify this evening, please stand, raise your right hand side and say i do after you have been sworn in or affirmed. Please take note that any member of the public may speak pursuant to the sunshine ordinance. Thank you. Do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I do. Thank you, mr. Pacheco. Well start with item no. 1 which is Public Comment about any item to speak about what is not
Significant. Okay. What was on the roof, on the second floor deck . The second point was to create a planter as a buffer on the side of the second floor roof deck. Adjacent to the marsh. Okay. And then in respect with the conditions. Mr. Teague, you dont like that . Please come forward. I actually, its for the previous condition. I just wanted to add something for thought in case you wanted to address it further. I think there is a recognition that a loss of space may result in a loss in number of units, and this could impact how much Affordable Housing is required or if Affordable Housing is required when this project began. The trigger was five or more dwelling units. But prop c which passed november, 2012 changed that trigger to 10 units. A 12unit building having one of its four residential floors removed its not crazy to think that wouldnt come in under 10 units. And then no Affordable Housing is required at all. Potentially there is a procedure ago through to get to that point. I