2002-12-17 · 19 comments · 9 / 10
Diane McCarney · spoken · 2002-12-17 · oppose
1st Discretionary Review Requestor - She is against this third story addition because this project will cause serious impacts.
- There were serious impacts when the house was originally built.
- This building has been growing and has come before the Commission already.
- She displayed photographs of the proposed project and how it will impact the adjacent homes.
Roberta Boomer · spoken · 2002-12-17 · support
- The project sponsors have met the required notices to the neighbors. The project sponsors have done everything correctly.
- All the homes in the neighborhood vary in design.
- The project sponsors should not be penalized because staff told them where to construct their home relative to the Planning Code.
Carolyn Goeldner · spoken · 2002-12-17 · support
- She has 16 years experience as a residential broker.
- Since the building of this home, property values have increased and have improved.
- The proposed addition is within the scale of the neighborhood. She urges the Commission to approve this modest addition.
Victor Bucli · spoken · 2002-12-17 · support
- He grew up in Glen Park and he is aware of the unique characteristics of the neighborhoods in San Francisco and diversity of styles.
- This is an incredibly diverse neighborhood.
Dawn Hartman · spoken · 2002-12-17 · support
- She is in support of this addition.
- She has been able to speak to the project sponsor and they have been able to explain in detail the project to her and her husband.
- This is a small addition to this home and will improve the aesthetics of the home. She hopes the Commission will approve it.
Denise McGrew · spoken · 2002-12-17 · support
- This small addition will not have a negative impact on anyone.
Robert Stone · spoken · 2002-12-17 · support
Project Sponsor - He and Patrick have been communicating as much as possible with the neighbors.
- Not many of the neighbors have communicated with them regarding their issues.
Patrick McGrew · spoken · 2002-12-17 · support
Project Sponsor - He has been trying to communicate to the neighbors how the Planning Code works.
- He displayed graphics and plans describing the architectural aspects of the project relative to the Planning Code.
Deborah Stein · spoken · 2002-12-17 · support
- This is a classic example of neighbors asking the Commission to exercise it's extraordinary Discretionary Review powers not because of genuine land use conflicts but because of interpersonal conflicts.
- There have been many emotional neighbor versus neighbor conflicts. The Discretionary Review requestors did not want this house to be built in 1995 yet appeals were not filed in time.
- She would like the Comm… - This is a classic example of neighbors asking the Commission to exercise it's extraordinary Discretionary Review powers not because of genuine land use conflicts but because of interpersonal conflicts.
- There have been many emotional neighbor versus neighbor conflicts. The Discretionary Review requestors did not want this house to be built in 1995 yet appeals were not filed in time.
- She would like the Commission to reject the request for Discretionary Review and that the disputes between these parties be done outside these chambers.show more Garrett Sanford · spoken · 2002-12-17 · support
- He has lived on Duncan Street for many years and has known the project sponsor for many years as well.
- This area has a variety of architecture which he finds reflects the uniqueness of the valley's population and is symbolic of the diversity of San Francisco.
- This addition is welcomed in this neighborhood and he urges the Commission to approve their request.
Michael Miller · spoken · 2002-12-17 · oppose
- This property does not fit with the neighborhood at all.
- This addition just exacerbates the problem.
- He would like to encourage the developer to work with the neighbors.
Doug Lockyer · spoken · 2002-12-17 · oppose
- He does not live in the area but knows many people who live here.
- This structure has no sense of space.
- The shadows fall across the houses on the neighbors, it is not a backyard issue at all.
Del Martin · spoken · 2002-12-17 · oppose
- She read a letter from Vicky Rosen who is the president of the Upper Noe Neighbors who opposes this project.
Keith Eickman · spoken · 2002-12-17 · oppose
- He has lived in this area for 54 years.
- He is the director of the Duncan Newburg Association.
- He would like to have this project given Discretionary Review because this area needs to be protected and so this could be discussed in greater detail.
Michael Zucker · spoken · 2002-12-17 · oppose
Architect - He was asked to review the plans which the Discretionary Review applicants received.
- He displayed plans and explained them to the public.
Phyllis Lyon · spoken · 2002-12-17 · oppose
4th Discretionary Review Requestor - She and her domestic partner have been involved in various issues dealing mostly with impacts on human rights and well being.
- There is overwhelming opposition to this project.
- There are four community organizations who have sent correspondence to the Planning Department stating their opposition to this project.
- Both Supervisor Leno and Bevin Dufty have expressed their opposi… 4th Discretionary Review Requestor - She and her domestic partner have been involved in various issues dealing mostly with impacts on human rights and well being.
- There is overwhelming opposition to this project.
- There are four community organizations who have sent correspondence to the Planning Department stating their opposition to this project.
- Both Supervisor Leno and Bevin Dufty have expressed their opposition on this project.
- When she filed her Discretionary Review application she submitted about 39 letters of opposition which were not included in Commissioner packets. (She submitted these letters at the hearing).show more Lynne Srinivasan · spoken · 2002-12-17 · oppose
Representing Diane Carr, 3rd Discretionary Review Requestor - She read a letter from Diane Carr who stated why she is opposed to this project.
- They have an alternative design, which was presented to the project sponsor, but there was no response.
- A redesign of the building is of no interest
- Take Discretionary review and disapprove this project
Andre Srinivasan · spoken · 2002-12-17 · oppose
2nd Discretionary Review Requestor - This proposed project gives the impression of being a 4-story building.
- The Duncan Street organization has tried to work with the project sponsor but there has not been any progress.
- There will be a very negative impact on the adjacent neighbors.
Jay Carris · spoken · 2002-12-17 · oppose
- Because he has a small front yard, he is concerned with how shadows will impact it.
- He has lived here for two years yet he feels it's reasonable to want a shadow study.
- This structure will stick out from others in the neighborhood.
2003-02-27 · 12 comments · 4 / 8
Roberta Boomer · spoken · 2003-02-27 · support
- The Commission needs to make a decision based on facts.
- There are no substantial impacts from this project.
- She would like the Commission to approve this project and not take Discretionary
Review.
Debra Stein · spoken · 2003-02-27 · support
Representing Project Sponsor - Most of the speakers seem to be concerned about a project they did not
like in the first place.
- There are areas of disagreement such as the aesthetics of the existing
house. Any kind of impacts, however small, makes it an impact.
- Project sponsors did not know of any impacts.
- She would be happy to answer any questions on the remaining alternatives.
Cindy Reuter · spoken · 2003-02-27 · oppose
- This building is entirely out of character with the neighborhood.
- If the top part of the building would be eliminated it would make the
building look and fit a lot better.
- Building out to the maximum of the Planning Code does not make the project
compatible with the neighborhood.
Dick Meister · spoken · 2003-02-27 · oppose
- He lives on 28
th
Street, which is just a few blocks away.
- The existing building should not have been built in the first place.
- The people who will be impacted the most are ready and eager to compromise.
Dave Thompson · spoken · 2003-02-27 · oppose
- He lives on Diamond Street.
- He supports the position to take Discretionary Review and look at this
closer.
- This project will be very, very tall.
- He agrees with taking off the beams and the chimney.
Diane McCarney · spoken · 2003-02-27 · oppose
2 nd
Discretionary Review Requestor
- She displayed diagrams of suggestions the DR requestors have made in
order to come to a compromise.
- This compromise is a win win situation.
- She requested that the Commission take Discretionary Review and apply
the changes.
Gerry Meister · spoken · 2003-02-27 · oppose
- She is in favor of taking Discretionary Review for this project.
Pauline Shulman · spoken · 2003-02-27 · oppose
3 rd
Discretionary Review Requestor
- Department reports discuss minimal information on shadow impacts.
- She displayed a diagram that showed the shadow impacts the project would
cause during the different seasons of the year.
- She would like the Commission to take Discretionary Review and implement
the changes they have requested.
Lynne Srinivasan · spoken · 2003-02-27 · oppose
1 st
Discretionary Review Requestor
- She and the other Discretionary Review requestors met with the project
sponsor and the Community Boards. They presented various ideas for design
changes but the project sponsor did not suggest any changes. After a few
hours, nothing was achieved.
- Yesterday, they (the DR requestors) provided the Commission with another
compromise.
- They (the DR reque… 1 st
Discretionary Review Requestor
- She and the other Discretionary Review requestors met with the project
sponsor and the Community Boards. They presented various ideas for design
changes but the project sponsor did not suggest any changes. After a few
hours, nothing was achieved.
- Yesterday, they (the DR requestors) provided the Commission with another
compromise.
- They (the DR requestors) have come up with an equitable solution and
all the DR requestors have compromised on this.show more Doland Hartman · spoken · 2003-02-27 · support
Duncan Newburg Association - This addition will have no negative impact on the neighbors.
- This home is a lovely addition to the neighborhood. It is sensitively
designed and unobtrusive.
Michael J. Miller · spoken · 2003-02-27 · oppose
- He displayed a diagram of the proposed project and mentioned that the
top floor of the building is a super structure.
- He is not a DR requestor yet there was an invitation for residents to
come to the meeting.
- There have been a lot of projects that have had compromises.
- The project sponsor has not done anything to work with the neighbors.
Stewart Wilson · spoken · 2003-02-27 · support
- This process has caused a lot of agony for the project sponsor.
- He admires the style of Patrick McGrue and urges the Commission to approve
this project and not take Discretionary Review.