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times of the day that illustrate the existing shadows on adjacent properties (please refer to Exhibit D). An artist rendering of the streetscape view has been included with Exhibit B for the Commission's consideration. During the meeting, the Bourgs, adjacent property owners, spoke in opposition to the project stating their concerns with massing and requested Variances. The Bourg's also stated concerns regarding the effect the development will have on their oak tree. The applicant has submitted a tree report prepared by an arborist regarding the proposed construction and the effects, if any, it may have on the oak tree. The arborist concluded that there will be little or no impact to the health of the oak tree. The arborist report is included as Exhibit E for the Commission's consideration. Furthermore, at the request of the applicant, the City's Landscape Architect, Mike Fulford, conducted a site visit to also assess the tree and what impacts the proposal would have on the tree, if any. Mr. Fulford concluded that because a structure (4512 Second Street) had already been built within the drip-line of the tree, and since the location of the new structure is proposed outside of the trees canopy, it is highly unlikely that there are any roots that would be affected by the new construction. Two additional residents spoke in opposition of the project and five spoke in support (excluding the property owners and their architect). Public comments and additional comments made by the Commission are in the attached meeting minutes in Exhibit F. SITE DESCRIPTION The subject site is a Downtown residential interior lot located on the south side of Neal Street. The site is approximately 9,428 square-feet in area and gradually inclines as it progresses east towards Third Street. The properties located south and west of the subject site contain two- story residences and the site east of 215 Neal Street, currently under construction, will be a two-story residence. There is a retaining wall that bisects the property with one two-story residence (215 Neal Street) located on the east side of the retaining wall and one single-story residence (205 Neal Street, the subject dwelling) located on the west side of the retaining wall. Staff notes that neither home (205 or 215 Neal Street) is considered a second dwelling unit (Please refer to Figure 1 on page 4). Similar to other properties Downtown, the two dwellings that exist on the subject property are pre-existing non-conforming in that there are two pre- existing units on one lot zoned R-1-6,500. Therefore, neither house is subject to the Zoning Ordinance provisions for second units; new construction would follow the site development standards of the R-1-6,500 District for a main dwelling unit. Please refer to the next page for Figure 1 P11-0709/P11-0717, 205 Neal Street Planning Commission 3 gf18