commissioner president fong honorable commissioners zoning administrator t my name is robin i live on mccormick a narrow alley and situated perpendicular a leader the pacific avenue neighborhood association those are the faces of the neighborhood and community i respect ask as. >> consider testimony from the project sponsor and neighbors advertise their lives those are their families most impacted by your decisions today, the liveability of our community is at risk we respectfully take discretionary review and deny the variance as property and ask the project sponsor to respect the neighborhood e neighbors the pacific avenue mcd the exceptional or extraordinary circumstances exits a non-conforming use the project sponsor is seeing e seeking to continue the noifrm and in addition the proposed development is adjacent to and will negatively impact the lives and air of 21 remain properties with a minimum of 3 to 6 and more units in each building so setting a preenlts that will impact the neighborhood and the neighborhoods liveability a brief background pacific avenue mcd kraeltdz zoning controls to

you for the opportunity i'm awning a awe draw next door to the mid block warehouses i used to live on mccormick but one of the mid block warehouses i'd like to focus on the pacific avenue mcds rear yard the legislation that passed in 2007 creating the mcds required a 4 percent rear yard setback that may seem large but the requirement was consciously developed with the pacific avenue corridor between polk and - the subject property is one of four warehouses or garages between go blocks in addition other buildings including the variance the 45 percent requirement was created with an eye to the ultimate development of those properties allowing for growth in a way that opens up the inner block providing life enrichment committee for oil neighbors that is an exception to the rule with the garages and accepting the project sponsors argument to render the speak up on pacific avenue mcd i respectfully ask you not pass this for the mcd mr. and mrs. please accept you are request for discretionary review and deny the sponsors request thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please a >> good evening commissi

or four percent open space that has permeable soils the unique feature of the block because of the mccormick alley the center the rear yard space where the two warehouses building is important because it is the only place to extend the rear yard to the front and the back of the building on larkin, hyde and ma alcoholic their 90 degrees if that structure will be compromised did plans are not accurate they show

or four percent open space that has permeable soils the unique feature of the block because of the mccormick alley the center the rear yard space where the two warehouses building is important because it is the only place to extend the rear yard to the front and the back of the building on larkin, hyde and ma alcoholic their 90 degrees if that structure will be compromised did plans are not accurate they show an exception the back and rear yard w asked the project sponsor not to do development the open space a in center the building area we don't feel the design of the front facade office that much of the old building it is a static building. >> sir, your time is up. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good work my name is michelle i'm a property owner and a membership the pan in a a sixth involved in the development of the pacific avenue mcd spent many long evenings sdukz what the neighborhood wanted and work with the planning commission the contents the non-conforming use was of great discussion we knew that would impact. >> ma'am, for clarity our speaking on beh