SR 06:245 - Laserfiche WebLink

. Apfee-\.\ lefu (" . This project basically amounts to putting a house on top of a house. It would intrude on our privacy, obstruct our view and diminish our property value. While it may fall within zoning requirements, that always has just been the starting point for Pleasanton. The city historically has taken into account the impact of a development on the quality of life of surrounding properties, including privacy and views. And where there have been concerns raised by surrounding property owners, the city has required concession and compromise to achieve a project with which there can be a co-existence. In the case of the lower Abbie street development, surrounding property owners were granted view easements. In the case of a Zuniga Court remodel, the applicants had to lower the visibility of an add-on structure by 12 feet to accommodate the concerns of a neighbor and a Happy Valley developer had to limit new construction to one story to alleviate the concerns of existing property owners that their views and privacy would be compromised. In our neighborhood, there is indeed a mix of one story and two-story homes but a careful review will show that in our terraced neighborhood, there are no two-story homes of the type the Knights are proposing that would look over the yard and into the home of the neighbor behind them. From our home as it is now, we have a filtered view of the horizon, trees, hills, some rooftops and sky. Everybody has a different perception of what constitutes view, and indeed Pleasanton does not have a definition of view. But we know what it's not looking out at a structure from our kitchen and family room area. That's what would result should this project go forward as it is currently configured. Hopefully, we can all come to a compromise. Thank you. ~~ io~s 12-0/6~ PA'P - '13 RECEIVED APR 2 0 2006 CITY OF Pi .EASANTON PLANNING DEPT.