Testimony was not heard. We didnt receive a fair hearing. Without the opportunity to present them unfortunately the Planning Commission was denied sufficient time for our issues. And based on these procedural errors it would be reasonable and appropriate for your board to uphold my appeal and deny the approval of the project. But thats not my object though i dont like the architecture of the building as an artist i understand that our tastes differ and the owner has every right to build on the property and i dont want to stop that. However, the proposed design does violate city policy and important design criteria. You urge you to add conditions to the permits to make it more compatible to the neighborhood. Another picture. Planning code states that existing housing and neighborhood character be conserved and protected in order to preserve cultural and economical diversity of the our neighborhoods. The height of the proposed project, at three stories in front and four stories in back u
Which does add to the cost of the housing and the price of the housing and the relative affordability of the housing. I also suggest that to reduce the Square Footage, it could be simply done, im thinking, by moving into the house from the light well thats in the center. So as you start on the ground level you bring the light well down to the ground. It doesnt go to the ground now. And you push it into the garage. Theres a bonus room and a bedroom. Theres certainly space that could be facilitated to enlarge the light well at that level and then work your way up from there and still have a reasonable size house, reducing it by four to five hundred square feet, thats my suggestion. That would bring it more in line with the existing housing. The site, the different Square Footage on each level, the garage level is 713 square feet according to the plans. On the first living level theres 1213 square feet. On the second living level theres 1060 square feet. Let me talk now about another reas
Ordinance created procedures for additional review and slopes stability for Properties Within a certain area and established a structural advisory commithy for review oof permit application in the area. In summary, the appellate hasnt submitted substantial evident that support the conclusion there are unusual circumstances that justify removing the project from a class 1 categorical exemption. Further more, the appellate hasnt presented stelsh evident there is a reasonable possibility of significant Environmental Impact due to unusual circumstances. The categorical exemption determination compalestines with the requirement oof sequa and the project is appropriately exemp from Environmental Review therefore i urge you to auphold the exemption and deny the epeal. Thank you very mump. At this time we will hear from the project sponsor. You will have up to 10 minutes. Good afternoon jody knight from [inaudible] on behalf of project sponsor. The staff did a great job giving the basics of th
Differ and the owner has every right to build on the property and i dont want to stop that. However, the proposed design does violate city policy and important design criteria. You urge you to add conditions to the permits to make it more compatible to the neighborhood. Another picture. Planning code states that existing housing and neighborhood character be conserved and protected in order to preserve cultural and economical diversity of the our neighborhoods. The height of the proposed project, at three stories in front and four stories in back unlike any other building on the block is out of scale. Its at the very top of the hill in addition. And it juts straight out for 50 feet. A 4,848 square foot build on a 5,000 square foot lot. Over the time it will completely undermine the character of the neighborhood, because it creates pressures on other properties for conversion to more intense land use. Finally to provide adequate light, air and privacy. The proposed project will destroy
The base within inches to another house on top that is at the edge of a near vertical unstable slope. That is extremely unusual. You see lot of housing with set backs in hill sides, a lot of set backs, but never a house on the top with now set back and the a huz at the base of no set back. That is high challenge and think that is definitely a unusual circumstance. After the notice of violations are real hazards. It isnt speculation or something that might happen. It happened in 2012 and in 2014, i have 8 feet of rocks stack udup, the rocks still continue to fall. It isthere was another lan slide 4 blocks away so this is quite serious. The second test is there reasonable possibility that unusual circumstances will produce a significant effect on the environment. Yes, definitely. All 4 neighbors on the cliff share the cliff and it is unstable so that is just common sense. That is oorth think that is unusual about the case, all 4 neighbors are on a unstable cliff. Even small projicts are