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Per PMC Section 18.84.120.E, unenclosed exterior fire escapes and stairways may project into any setback by up to four feet. The proposed stairway, at 6 feet 10 inches wide, would generally retain a setback of at least 10 feet from the westerly property line, consistent with the required primary structure setback also meeting the PMC definition that allows for the projection. Scope of Design Review— Criteria Per PMC Section 18.20.030, the design review process involves Planning Commission or Zoning Administrator review of site plans, landscape plans, architectural and other plans "as may be required to preserve and enhance the City's aesthetic values and to ensure the preservation of the public health, safety, and general welfare." Through the design review process, the Municipal Code allows the reviewing body to approve conditions that may be more restrictive than normal Code standards, if necessary, to ensure the public health, safety, or general welfare is preserved. As outlined in Section 18.20.030, the scope of review shall include but not be limited to the following design criteria (applicable criteria are listed): • Appropriate relationship of the proposed building to its site, including transition with streetscape, public views of the buildings, and scale of buildings within its site and adjoining buildings; • Appropriate relationship of the proposed building and its site to adjoining areas, including compatibility of architectural styles, harmony in adjoining buildings, attractive landscape transitions, and consistency with neighbor character; • Relationship of exterior lighting to its surroundings and to the building and adjoining landscape; • Architectural style, as a function of its quality of design and relationship to its surroundings; the relationship of building components to one another and the building's color and materials. Zoning Administrator Approval and Appeal As outlined above, the appellant has raised a consistent set of issues during both the Zoning Administrator's review of the project. This section provides an analysis and response to the various issues raised. Exhibit D, provides the complete appeal, as filed on October 21, 2019 from Niraj and Harsha Gandhi, residents at 7228 Moss Tree Way. The comments raised during the ZA hearing process and in the appeal include: • Lack of timely notice and inaccuracies in the project noticing; • Concerns about the effects of the addition on access to sunlight; • Concerns about the effect of the addition on neighbor's privacy; • That an alternative location and design for the ADU, as a detached structure in the rear/east of the property, should have been considered. P19-0130 Planning Commission 10 of 15 osed exterior stairway would be located is approximately 17 feet to the westerly property line. P19-0130 Planning Commission 9 of 15 accessory dwelling unit) at the existing two-story residence at 7218 Moss Tree Way. Zoning for e existing two-story residence at 7218 Moss Tree Way. Zoning for