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. . Leslie Mendez From: Sent: To: Subject: Joseph Hernan Tuesday, September 06, 2005 10:25 AM Leslie Mendez Questions about application for variance at 4546 Second SI. Hello Leslie, I received the notification about application for variance at 4546 Second Street, I live at 4582 Second Street, so I am interested in learning more about what these variances mean, After seeing the plans, I am sure that I will get a better understanding of what the owner is proposing, but my initial impression is that his lot would be extremely over-built; that there would be two houses where there should only be one, and that the two houses would simply be way too big for the lot and for the character of the neighborhood, I plan to attend the hearing on September 15, but wanted to run some questions by you now to better understand what the variances mean: (1) Is 3,105 square feet the size of the addition, or is it the size of the entire structure (current structure + the addition)? What is the "accessory structure?1I It sounds like the owner is asking to build a second house on his lot, Or perhaps it will be a storage building for his RV (which is a fairly large RV that he is currently storing on his driveway). Can you let me know what this accessory structure is supposed to be? (2) Increasing the floor area ration from 40% to 60,5% sounds like a significant increase - has the city allowed this in the pa~t? (3) If the city allows the owner to build such large structures, then wouldn't decreasing the set back make the structures intrude significantly on the neighbors? A 30 foot-tall structure located only 3.85 feet from the neighbors house sounds like it will be looming right over them, Your thoughts? (4) Not sure what #4 means...is there an existing accessory structure that the owner wants to raise from 151 to 291? I will need to see the plans to understand what the structure would look like, but 291 sounds like a massive structure. Is the owner also going to increase the height of the existing house to be 291, as well? Also, the owners lot is not level - it slopes up quite a bit in back, Is he proposing to build the new structure on the sloping part of his lot, or will he flatten out to the lot? If built on the sloping part of the lot, then the 29' structure would actually be substantially higher when measured from street level, perhaps as much as 35+ feet above the street. (I hope this explanation makes sense :-) Can you clarify? I am also concerned about the precedent that would be set if the city approves the requested variances, Would the city have to allow other property owners to build similarly large structures on their lots, in addition to being allowed to build two houses on each lot? How would this effect the character of our historic neighborhood? With multiple houses on each lot, would we still be a single-family residential district? Thank you for taking the time to help me understand the requested variances! Sincerely, Joseph Hernan ~ 1