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PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND The Leroudiers are requesting to install a new second -floor 4'x4' horizontal slider window on the south elevation of their home. As proposed, the window would be located within an existing second -floor bedroom that has two existing windows on the east side of the room (Please see Figure 1 below and Figure 2 on page 3). Prior to submitting an Administrative Design Review application, the Leroudiers approached their neighbors who would be most impacted by the new window. The neighbors stated that they did not have issues with the proposed window and the Leroudiers submitted an application for Administrative Design Review for the installation of the new second - story window. Staff was later contacted by Catherine Pranoto, the Leroudiers' immediate south side neighbor, stating her retraction of support for the proposed window. Ms. Pranoto acknowledged that she initially did not have concerns with the Leroudiers' request; however, she now felt that the window would create privacy concerns. Ms. Pranoto stated that she was agreeable to allowing the window if it had a higher window sill (i.e., minimum window sill height of 6 -feet) and she was not opposed to landscaping; however, she felt, at the time, that landscaping would not mitigate her privacy concerns. The Leroudiers were not agreeable to modifying the window or installing landscaping and a Zoning Administrator hearing was scheduled. Figure 1: Window locations Approximate Location of Existing Windows Location of Bedroom Page 2 of 8