2252 BEACH ST

- He is not an architect, a lawyer or a planner. - He met Mr. Ikeda in Guatemala where he was working with his medical team. - These are good honest people and hopes that the Commission approves the extension to their house.

- He supports the project. - He used to work for the telephone company and has experience in the public policy arena. - When it comes to a matter of safety, this becomes a priority over everything. - He hopes that the Commission takes this into consideration.

- She supports this project. - The project meets with all the code requirements. - She has had to deal with elderly parents and believes that they live better with their families.

- She supports this project. - She feels that her niece's mother-in-law should be able to live with them instead of a nursing home. - She believes that our parents can live much longer if they live with their families.

- He supports this project and agrees with everything the previous speakers have said.

- He supports this project. - His family is planning an addition to his home in the near future so he knows what the Ikeda's are going through. - People with disabilities deserve the right to live in an appropriate home.

- His grandchildren will be 7th generation San Franciscans. - They are not people that move away from the City. - Once their family increased, their homes increased. - His daughter's family provides assistance to the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

- She supports the project since it will provide appropriate living for a disabled person.

- He agrees with the previous speaker who stated that the neighborhood doesn't get much sunlight anyway. - This project is not out of scale.

- She supports the proposed construction. - She displayed pictures of how Mr. Chan's property causes a shadow onto adjacent buildings. - Over the last four years, there has only been construction going on from Mr. Garcia's house and no one has complained.

- She supports the addition proposed by the Ikeda's - The Ikeda's give so much to their community. - She is shocked and dismayed at what is happening today. This is why people cannot afford to live in this City and are moving to the suburbs.

- She lives on Beach Street - There have been many changes throughout the Marina. - She doesn't understand why the Ikeda's have not been allowed to go forward with their project. - Why are others not required to have setbacks but the Ikedas are?

- He has neither a professional business nor a political relationship with the Ikeda's. - Because of earlier projects, you are tying the hands of this project. This project should be given the same rights that have been given to the other projects. - He doesn't agree with staff's recommendation.

- Beach Street--in a seven house row--five out of those seven have made additions to their homes. - Everyone has had their projects supported. - The addition the Ikeda's are proposing is a reasonable one.

- When he thinks of the rain and the amount of fog on Beach Street, there are not that many days where they can enjoy sunlight. - He supports the Ikeda's plans without modifications.

Project Architect - The staff recommendation seems to have changed because of the shadow study. - The study is false. - Mr. Garcia's windows have full sunlight throughout the day. - The impact of alternative number two is not reasonable.

- She is a neighbor of the Ikeda's. - She urges the Commission to allow the good wishes of the neighborhood and approve the plans as submitted.

Attorney - He thanks the Commission for allowing the continuances since they believed they would be able to come to an agreement. - The proposed alternative number 2 doesn't really give Mr. Chan all that he asked for or the project sponsor but it seems like a reasonable solution. - This alternative also preserves a two-story façade. - This creates a reasonable building envelope for the Ikeda's.

Project Architect - The issues here are massing, light and air. - Alternative number 2 is a reasonable one for everyone. - Mr. Chan's suggestion of a setback would decrease the impact of a shadow.

Day Light Consultant - If the project is approved, the Garcia's will be affected in the morning and the Chan's are affected in the afternoon regarding decrease in daylight. - He displayed photos of how the homes will be affected during morning and afternoon sunlight and during spring solstice and Winter solstice.

- His neighbor is asking for unreasonable requests. - They have met with neighbors over 20 times. Every time they have tried to deal with issues and suggest compromises. - Fifty-five neighbors support their project. - The light study has erroneous information and that is the reason the why the Planning Department suggested continuance on previous hearings. Unfortunately, the information is not correct.

- He displayed photographs of how the light study is not correct.

Structural Engineer - There are fiscal impacts imposed by side setbacks. They are costly. His fee would increase by about 20 to 25%. - He displayed a diagram of a floor plan.

- He knows that from personal experience, accessibility to his mother's house is very difficult since he is disabled. - The key issue is to be able to take care of the mother-in-law. - Handicap accessibility should be more important than the design of the house. - People should be able to take care of their parents. - Health and safety is more important that aesthetics.

- He urges the Commission not to take Discretionary Review. - If the downstairs isn't accessible, it will isolate a person and the family is not together. - Space is needed to get around any structure, any room and any unit.

- He supports this project. - He displayed photos of additions made throughout the neighborhood.

- She is in full support of this project. - Mrs. Ikeda is in a wheelchair and deserves the right to be able to have proper accessibility to this house. - There are certain requirements for a home to have if someone is in a wheelchair.

- He has been a good neighbor to the Ikeda's and they have been good neighbors to him. - He hopes the Commission will approve this project.

Architect - She has worked with Mrs. Ikeda on affordable housing projects. - They have managed various homes, which have been converted to handicap accessibility. - She strongly supports the Ikeda application.

- This is a very consistent, modest and appropriate addition. - In order for Mrs. Ikeda to be able to continue serving the community, they need a home that can serve them. - The light report is not appropriate and it has misinformation.

- She opposes any Discretionary Review and any modifications. - The Ikeda family needs to be able to make improvements to their home.

- He lives on Beach Street. - There is no consistency with building levels of the homes in the neighborhood. - The Ikeda's are the kind of people that he would like to remain in the neighborhood.