was written by the decision, the setback was needed to respect the existing building scale. i find the setback now, given properties with no set back, or very little i found that again the setback was met by no horizontal extension. i am inclined to overturn the department decision as well. commissioner hwang: i want to say thank you to the people who came out here and testified on behalf of the project sponsor. i think my view is that i agree there needs to be some adherents to these residential design guidelines. at the same time, it is hard. i also have to say, with respect to interior design issues, it is more difficult for me to consider them, way them, as heavily as i would the exterior. right now, i am not sure where i am going to fall. my inclination would be to overturn. president goh: i will jump in. i do not know where i am going to land either. i was taken by commissioner fung s view of the need for the 15 foot setback in the front. i agree the rear may not need
sufficient to define the upper story a, having less impact on adjacent yards. president goh: you would not vote to overturn the department with regard to the front step back? if i may offer a clarification, we suggest in the front setback proposed by the project sponsor is sufficient? commissioner fung: is sufficient. maybe i was not clear. president goh: i m sorry. i understand. we can go ahead and call the roll. when you are ready. we have a motion from the vice president to grant this appeal, overruled the denial, issue this permit with this 5 foot 10 inch front set back, as proposed by the appellant, no rare setback, and with several findings that the 5 ft. 10 in front setback is consistent with the residential design guidelines. what was the second point? the rare setback is not required, given the proposal does not encroach into the rear yard. it provides family friendly housing. on that motion to overrule an issue this permit with those conditions and finding
clarification, we suggest in the front setback proposed by the project sponsor is sufficient? commissioner fung: is sufficient. maybe i was not clear. president goh: i m sorry. i understand. we can go ahead and call the roll. when you are ready. we have a motion from the vice president to grant this appeal, overruled the denial, issue this permit with this 5 foot 10 inch front set back, as proposed by the appellant, no rare setback, and with several findings that the 5 ft. 10 in front setback is consistent with the residential design guidelines. what was the second point? the rare setback is not required, given the proposal does not encroach into the rear yard. it provides family friendly housing. on that motion to overrule an issue this permit with those conditions and findings president goh: before you call the roll, again vice- president garcia, it is your motion. are you wedded to those reasons, those findings? vice president garcia: what do you object to? pre
vote to overturn the department with regard to the front step back? if i may offer a clarification, we suggest in the front setback proposed by the project sponsor is sufficient? commissioner fung: is sufficient. maybe i was not clear. president goh: i m sorry. i understand. we can go ahead and call the roll. when you are ready. we have a motion from the vice president to grant this appeal, overruled the denial, issue this permit with this 5 foot 10 inch front set back, as proposed by the appellant, no rare setback, and with several findings that the 5 ft. 10 in front setback is consistent with the residential design guidelines. what was the second point? the rare setback is not required, given the proposal does not encroach into the rear yard. it provides family friendly housing. on that motion to overrule an issue this permit with those conditions and findings president goh: before you call the roll, again vice- president garcia, it is your motion. are you wed
with regard to the front step back? if i may offer a clarification, we suggest in the front setback proposed by the project sponsor is sufficient? commissioner fung: is sufficient. maybe i was not clear. president goh: i m sorry. i understand. we can go ahead and call the roll. when you are ready. we have a motion from the vice president to grant this appeal, overruled the denial, issue this permit with this 5 foot 10 inch front set back, as proposed by the appellant, no rare setback, and with several findings that the 5 ft. 10 in front setback is consistent with the residential design guidelines. what was the second point? the rare setback is not required, given the proposal does not encroach into the rear yard. it provides family friendly housing. on that motion to overrule an issue this permit with those conditions and findings president goh: before you call the roll, again vice- president garcia, it is your motion. are you wedded to those reasons, those find