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Commissioner O'Connor stated that neighborhood issues are never an easy one and hoped that Mr. Haddad and Mr. Monzo can still be good friendly neighbors. a. P15 -0010, Kim Connors, Appellant: John Rocha, Applicant Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's approval of an application for Administrative Design Review to construct a 1,200- square -foot second unit with an approximately 317 - square -foot one -car garage on the property located at 547 Sycamore Drive. Zoning for the property is PUD -A/MDR (Planned Unit Development — Agriculture /Medium Density Residential) District. Jennifer Wallis presented the staff report and described the scope, layout, and key elements of the application. Commissioner O'Connor asked Ms. Wallis if only the immediate neighbors were notified the first time around and then out to 1,000 feet on the appeal. Ms. Wallis replied that is correct. Commissioner O'Connor stated that he was always under the impression that everyone within a 1,000 -foot radius was notified for the first notification. He inquired why that was not done in this case. Ms. Wallis replied that only applications before the Planning Commission are notified for 1,000 feet. She explained that typically, any residential construction that is over ten feet in height, whether it is a patio cover, a room addition, or a second -story addition first goes through an Administrative Design Review process, and those are only noticed to adjacent neighbors that would have immediate impacts. She continued that the adjacent neighbors have seven days to come in and respond with any concerns or review the plans and, if they wish, request a Zoning Administrator hearing, at which the Zoning Administrator would then make a decision. She stated that if no Zoning Administrator hearing is requested, staff can go ahead and administratively approve those applications. She added that the Planning Commission would then be notified of that approval or of the Zoning Administrator's determination if the application went to a Zoning Administrator hearing. Commissioner O'Connor inquired if he would be notified if the applicant were his next -door neighbor. Ms. Wallis said yes. Commissioner O'Connor noted that for second units, one of the units must be owner - occupied. He inquired if the owners could rent out both units to one and the same person if the owners were to move completely away. Ms. Wallis said no. She explained that the owners have to occupy the property and has to be listed on their tax assessor role as their primary residence. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 25, 2015 Page 14 of 27