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second-floor balcony could have limited lines of sight toward the southern portion of the appellants' swimming pool area. As a result and as also shown in Figure 5 below, the Zoning Administrator required the planting of four new Thuja Emerald Green trees, minimum 24-inch box size, along the fenceline between the subject and appellants' parcels to mitigate privacy issues expressed by the appellants. At 24-inch box size, the trees will already be seven to eight feet tall at the time of planting and will grow between two to three feet in height annually. By comparison, the existing good neighbor fence between the two parcels is approximately six and one-half feet tall. Any direct lines of sight toward the appellants' swimming pool area would be fully screened once the conditioned vegetative screen is in place for approximately one to two years. The Zoning Administrator and staff believe that the existing mulberry tree and the installation of the four new trees is a reasonable solution to adequately address privacy impacts created as a result of the proposed second-floor balcony. Figure 5: Balcon location and •ro•osed new tree locations 'Cs-. t i r • • • - • Balcmnv La.:ton _ ; t' ... - • _ `'&. E k k 46.pr•' _ w Tree Locations • lilir J t.,. .'S. - . ' . • s •x- . a.. ---,I, u — ' N •New Trees Concerns have been raised by the appellants related to the planting of trees along the fenceline, including that the trees and their associated root systems could affect the appellants' sprinkler lines, pool deck, and pool cleanliness. The prescribed Thuja Emerald Green trees seen in Figure 6, below, are similar to Italian Cypress trees, in that they can be planted in a tight formation and in close proximity to structures (like fences). In this instance, the trees would be planted approximately three to four feet from the fenceline and spaced three to four feet apart from one another with the intent of providing a solid vegetative screen obstructing views to the appellants' swimming pool area and bedroom windows from the proposed second-floor balcony. Staff has conferred with the City arborist, which has confirmed that this P15-0037, Kiziloglu Addition Planning Commission 8 of 11