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EXHIBIT D 10/21/19 Niraj & Harsha Gandhi 7228 Moss Tree Way , C) r� nom Pleasanton,CA 94566 L`y`c�� `t•tc jvL41- ` Appeal against Case P19-0130 We are appealing against the City of Pleasanton Planning Division's decision to approve the ADU development at our neighbor's property at 7218 Moss Tree Way.The reason for my appeal are as follows: We received the "Notice to surrounding property owners/occupants" dated 5/22/19 for application# P19-0130 on Friday 5/24/19. Per the timeline listed in that notice, neighbors had only until 5/29/19 to raise questions or concerns about the proposed construction. The notice came in by mail on Friday, we saw it in the evening and that being the Memorial Day weekend the city offices were closed till 5/28/19. That means we couldn't even get access to more information on the proposed construction and review the plans till a day before the deadline to submit our concerns. Also, the notice as well as the approval letter stated the construction was/is to happen on the East end of the applicant's property, which is the exact opposite as the proposed unit construction is planned on the West side of the property putting it right next to our house. Were these oversights or designed so no one could object and it would pass unnoticed? When I went into see the Planner on Monday 5/28 I pointed out to her that the construction was on the west side and how could she not have noticed the huge mistake to which she had no response. The approval letter still lists the unit being on the east side of the existing house. The planner wasn't even aware that the house next door(our hosue) is a single story house and the new proposed construction would be encroaching in the setback area and be overshadowing and looking right into several bedrooms and bathrooms in our house. It was going to be a total invasion on our privacy. It was very clear that the Planner had done no due diligence in forming her opinion to approve the proposal. The new construction is going to block all sunlight coming into our home and the bedrooms are going to get dark. The big wall that they propose to build is going to be less than 10 feet from our house!We had bought the house and paid the premium price in Pheasant Ridge community because among other reasons, we didn't want houses closely packed, this proposed construction is going to take that away from us. That is going to drastically affect our quality of life as well as property value. An updated design was submitted by the applicant to address some of the privacy issues we had raised. It seems in this design the width of the siding also encroaches a bit more into the setbacks on the side of the house. None of the other homes in our neighborhood have had large siding walls or overhangs like that put up and we are worried it would look out of place. During the design review hearing process it became very clear that no matter what we said or how it affected us, this was going to get approved. During the hearing we suggested an II at its closest point,a larger setback than the standards would require. The proposed addition would be built directly above the existing garage and would maintain the existing building setback. P19-0130 Planning Commission 11 of 15