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With respect to the mulberry tree, Ms. Kiziloglu stated that she knew that the tree was going to drop all of its leaves, and in order to have more leaves so both the neighbors and they will have privacy, she left all of the branches in there, and that is how she likes to keep it. Ms. Kiziloglu stated that if she were a sex offender or somebody creepy, her bedroom would be so perfect because she can just put her chair there with the air conditioning and her food next to her; she would be sitting there and watching bikinis all day long, and the neighbors will never know that she is sitting there. She indicated, however, that she does not do that sort of thing and hopes that whoever moves in there, whenever that happens, will not do that to the neighbors because that is not the right thing to do. She stated that people have to trust in a higher power and in themselves. Ms. Kiziloglu stated that they are doing what they can to give the neighbor privacy, and she is really sorry that Mrs. Cummings feels like she does not have privacy right now and cannot get dressed in her own bedroom. She indicated that she has two kids, 7 and 14 years of age, and that her 14- year -old son is a straight -A student who is on the basketball team, plays the saxophone, and swims five days a week. She noted that he does not have time and does not want to be out there by the pool because he has to practice five days a week. She added that her seven - year -old son feels the same way and just goes and plays in the morning and them comes back up. She indicated that her sons have no reason to be looking at the neighbors' bedroom. She stated that it is sad that her neighbor already feels uncomfortable in her own house. She indicated that they have been living in their house for only eight months, and they have not even done any construction yet. She stated that their house backs onto Valley Avenue, and there is no house behind them, so if she had a balcony, she would just be looking at the view and not at the neighbors. Finally, Ms. Kiziloglu stated that if she is to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on improvements on her house, it would be for her children's health first, so they can be as healthy and as normal as possible; and if they are sick, they should have a way of alleviating their pain when they have an asthma attack. She indicated that if she cannot have a balcony on the house, then the house can stay the way it is because it does not make sense to her to spend that money if her children cannot have a comfortable house when they are sick. She added that they moved to the area for the good school and the good neighborhood, and they expected that they would have good neighbors and a good support system. She asked the Commissioners to make the right decision and thanked them for their time. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Acting Chair Ritter stated that it sounds like this is a great neighborhood, and the residents are very cordial with one another. He indicated that he liked hearing people on both sides say they liked this and did not like that, and thanked them for keeping it that way. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 27, 2015 Page 10 of 18