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Mr. Cummings replied no. Mr. Cummings explained that it would impose an indefinite amount of work on his behalf to observe the conditions of the trees and to make the calls to the City if and/or when issues arise. Mr. Weinstein asked Mr. Cummings if he had any mitigating strategies that would allow Ms. Kiziloglu to build her balcony while providing the desired level of privacy to his residence. Mr. Cummings replied the trees are the only real solution; however, he does not want this to be the resolution because it would require action on his part indefinitely. Mr. Weinstein asked Mr. Cummings if he would consider the trees if City Staff were to actively monitor them. Mr. Cummings replied absolutely not. Mr. Cummings explained, to his knowledge, there are no other homes with rear-facing balconies in the area. Mr. Cummings stated his one-story home is already overshadowed by Ms. Kiziloglu's two-story property. Mr. Cummings said the design is unbalanced for the neighborhood, that the subject residence is already significantly larger than the majority of the residences in the area. Mr. Weinstein asked Ms. Kiziloglu if she would like to provide a rebuttal to Mr. Cummings' concerns. Ms. Kiziloglu replied that her sons are well-mannered children and she does not believe they should be of concern to Mr. Cummings. Ms. Kiziloglu explained that the proposed plans are to expand the second story of the house over the existing first story, so the house will not be any wider on the base, only taller. Ms. Kiziloglu said the balcony addition is only 297-square- feet, which is very minor and would hardly be noticeable in her opinion. Ms. Kiziloglu stated she has family ties in the neighborhood and after retirement plans to reside in the residence for the remainder of her life. Ms. Kiziloglu stated she is willing to do whatever it takes to mitigate the privacy concern of Mr. Cummings. Mr. Weinstein asked Ms. Kiziloglu if she had any mitigating strategies that would resolve the issue of privacy. Ms. Kiziloglu replied that she informed Mr. Luchini that she would be willing to reduce the width of the balcony by one foot so there would be less space to walk out. Ms. Kiziloglu explained that most residences in the vicinity of her property don't have rear-facing balconies because they have neighbors to the rear, but the subject property has open space to the rear. Mr. Weinstein asked Ms. Kiziloglu if she could further explain how the balcony width would be modified. Ms. Kiziloglu opened the plans and showed how her architect could re-draw the plans to reduce the balcony width by one foot. Mr. Luchini stated the current plans are for a five-foot wide balcony. Mr. Luchini explained he and Ms. Kiziloglu discussed reducing the overall width to four feet. Mr. Luchini also explained that the staircase creates a two-foot wall, so the proposed modification would only allow two feet of exposed space on the side facing Mr. Cummings residence. P15-0037, Zarina Kiziloglu, March 10, 2015