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strong community, and his neighbors would potentially be affected by this if they come to his house and go in the backyard. He indicated that he canvassed the neighborhood and surveyed about 32 houses along the Sandpiper Way loop and received overwhelming support from them. He stated that some people could not make it to tonight's meeting, but most of those present tonight support him. He added that some of them sent emails. On another issue, Mr. Cummings stated that he built a common fence between their properties and had requested Ms. Kisiloglu to treat her side of the fence. He indicated that instead of doing so, she planted these four trees against the fence which would deteriorate the fence. Mr. Cummings stated that it comes down to a matter of whether they feel there is privacy or not, whether they feel good about being in their backyard. He indicated that if there is somebody lingering on the porch for some reason, he cannot ensure that his wife and daughters will feel comfortable in the pool or in the hot tub or just enjoy the backyard, as they will actually potentially be a direct view. He stated that when they bought this house, they wanted a house with a pool; they wanted a place where they can enjoy things and spend a lot of time out in their backyard. He noted that they have a sound system out there so they can enjoy the summer when the weather gets better and really try and feel comfortable. He added that they now have had very nice neighbors who have moved in and have never made them feel like their privacy is compromised; but now his wife feels like she is violated and is very uncomfortable all the time about the thought that something like this is going to happen. Mr. Cummings stated that he understands it is unfortunate that Ms. Kiziloglu's family has asthma and can only imagine what having an asthma attack feels like. He indicated, however, that he cannot see the need to use asthma to justify having a backyard patio when one can simply open a window for fresh air. He then stated that the houses that do have patios all have them front - facing. He noted that part of Ms. Kiziloglu's dialogue is that she does not want a balcony in the front yard because she wants to have privacy, which is ironic because that is the same reason he does not want her to have a balcony in the backyard. Mr. Cummings stated that the long and short of it is whether they feel there is privacy there. He noted that the applicant could stand on her balcony and claim privacy, but the neighbors down at sea level would feel like people are sitting over them and potentially looking. He indicated that he does not have any problems with the Kizilogus' character; he believes they are great neighbors, nice people who are generally fairly quiet. He noted, however, that the problem is he cannot guarantee that she is actually going to live there forever. He pointed out that things change and people sometimes have to move; but the balcony in the backyard will stay, and there could someday be somebody creepy or strange living there and staring in the backyard at his wife and daughters and their friends. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 27, 2015 Page 5 of 18