The homeowner in brian’s video ALSO pointed to his single window facing the street and stated (to the effect of), “I’ve never seen a view like this. The cars are coming right towards me.”

Just wait until a pre-dawn drunk in a large SUV races “towards him” … right into his (minuscule) garage. There goes his supporting beams … all it takes is once … lol

Oh well, he’s an architect, right? He can always rebuild. If his current or subsequent neighbor claims part of his concrete staircase as being on their lot and they win, he can always design a “creative” 2′ wide scaffolding or fire escape in the back to access the second floor from outside if he chooses. Nevermind it will be over his 8 x 8′ deck (which is practically the whole “backyard”) and he won’t be able to invite anyone over who weighs more than about 220 lbs :=0