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out that these units will rent for $3,000 - $5,000 a month, which is the owner's prerogative and over which there is no control. Francisco Matos, Architect/SF, project architect, stated that he is very happy to be able to present this project to the City and that they made a real effort from the start to address the height concerns. He noted that he and his client have worked with Planning staff to reduce the height of the building with the intent of minimizing the building's impact, but at the same time complying with the City General Plan to bring housing to the Downtown. Mr. Cintrone stated that he wanted to echo his wife's comments about their street, noting that Harrison Street and Augustine Street are probably the two narrowest streets in Pleasanton. He pointed out that there are other apartments down the street with cars parked out on the street, and vehicles have to pull over to allow another car to go by. He added that there are speeders in the morning trying to get children to school. He indicated that this is really tough, and adding more cars is asking for trouble as it is just too narrow of a street. Mr. Damireddy stated that he is pretty sensitive to the neighbors' privacy concerns, noting that this lot has a density of about five units, and he is intentionally proposing a total of only four units. He further noted that the property currently has no parking, and he is proposing six parking spots as per the Zoning Code regulations. In response to Mr. Cintrone's question regarding the distance between the buildings, he stated that the setback between the existing home and Building 1 is five feet and two inches. He addressed Commissioner Balch's question regarding a frosted window in the restroom and indicated that it could be arranged. He stated that he has been a long -time resident of Pleasanton, that he likes the Downtown and would like to have the units so people can come in and enjoy the Downtown as well. Finally, with respect to rental rates, he noted that they are much lower than the stated $3,000 or $4,000 a month, and added that one of his tenants is in the audience and can speak to that. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Chair Allen asked Ms. Wallis to talk about what the original proposal was and what was done to protect the neighbors' view and privacy concerns in terms of removing a window so it would not be looking into the neighboring home. Ms. Wallis displayed the slide showing the original and proposed structures, and referring to the drawing of the original proposal, pointed to the double window on the upper right -hand corner on the north elevation, which would be in the bedroom of Building 1; and then pointed to the double French doors with single windows on each side on the bottom left -hand corner on the west elevation on top of the balcony. She then referred to the revised plans showing that the window has been removed from the upper right -hand corner of the north elevation, leaving only one window on the west elevation, which had to be enlarged to meet building, light, and ventilation requirements. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 22, 2015 Page 5 of 15