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<br />ndrdstrd <br />Zillow.com I researched every home on 2 St., 3 St., Neal from 1 to 3 <br />strd <br />& East Angela, from 1 to 3. I took the home size and lot size and calculated <br />the FAR of each house. <br /> <br />stndrd <br />neighborhood, which the DSP refers to as the 1-2-3-Neal St. neighborhood. <br />No other home in the neighborhood comes anywhere near this 65.6 figure. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> homes in our neighborhood, the average size is about <br />1870 square-foot or about the same size as the proposed home. However, the <br />average lot size is 8,263 square-feet, almost THREE times bigger than the site of <br />205 Neal St. <br /> <br />home on our block look like part of a high-density development. Let me remind <br />you that our <br />home, are 2 of the most historic in all of Pleasanton and have been recognized <br />as such and given plaques by the City Declaring them heritage sites. <br /> <br />nLL site narrowly <br />between 2 of the most historic homes in town undermines the heritage quality of <br />those homes AND lowers their property values. <br /> <br /> years. We have put <br />hundreds of thousands of dollars and thousands of hours of our own time <br />restoring and maintaining the historic look and feel and we know that our <br />neighborhood character, quality of life and property values will suffer. We and <br />the VAST MAJORITY of neighborhood residents disagree with the so-called <br />experts who say otherwise. <br /> <br /> Huff has already pointed out at a previous meeting that when we needed a <br />garage and bedroom space when our children arrive we were granted a variance <br />for being within the 5 foot property line clearance. This, by the way, was in 1980. <br />that <br />The difference is, was for an additions which we designed in the spirit of a <br />carriage home matching the design of our Victorian home. We were NOT <br />building a NEW home. There was NO opposition, in fact the property owner a <br />4524 Second St. even wrote a letter supporting our proposal. <br /> <br /> Cunningham does not have to build a NEW home. He has a heritage home <br />on the lot which he could add on to, as we did. We would support him in <br />restoring and even adding on to 215 Neal St. The home needs some work and <br />restoration, as does the small cottage but to do this would be an asset to the <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 9, 2011 Page 18 of 29 <br /> <br />