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Mr. Weinstein stated that until the 1980's, the Zoning Ordinance did not require a design review process for single - family residential additions, which might account for some of the discrepancies between the City's building permit records and what was built in that neighborhood. Chair O'Connor stated that he was assuming that because the CC &Rs prohibited second - stories when they were initially written, the six homes must have added their second - stories at a later time. Ms. Wallis replied that could be the case Commissioner Allen stated that she was out on the property yesterday and it appears like the existing second -story homes are not on Hamilton Way but at the very back or at the court, around the perimeter of this development. She asked staff if that was correct. Ms. Wallis confirmed that there are no second -story homes on Hamilton Way and that Commissioner Allen's assumption would be valid based on the map. As a follow -up to Commissioner Ritter's question on precedents and how second stories were handled in the past, Commissioner Allen noted that the staff report states that there were two occasions in the past 20 years where owners did come forward with proposals to build a second story and those were deferred. She asked staff to clarify what did happen when these proposals had come forward and what the resolution was. Ms. Wallis replied that in the first case in 1999, the application went all the way to the Planning Commission as well as to the City Council, and the City Council continued the item and directed the applicant and neighbors to try and resolve the issue. She indicated that the applicant never came back, and no single -story or two -story addition was ever constructed on that home. Ms. Wallis continued that the second proposal in the 2000's was likewise appealed all the way up to the City Council. She explained that one Councilmember was absent, and because the vote was a 2 -2 split, the item was continued to a future meeting. She indicated that prior to the second City Council meeting, the applicant withdrew the application so no final decision was ever reached either. She added that at that point, the applicant came back and voluntarily submitted for a single -story addition. Chair O'Connor inquired if there are any view easements in this area. Ms. Wallis replied that she is not aware of any. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Greg Munn, Principal of Design Tech Associates, representing the applicants, stated that he was hired by the Schmitts to design an addition and remodel to their home. He indicated that he had heard a little bit about the underlying issues regarding two -story PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 13, 2014 Page 4 of 32