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MINUTES ZONING ADMINISTRATOR Pleasanton, California Council Conference Room 200 Old Bernal Ave., Pleasanton Thursday, October 4, 2019 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 2:30 p.m. by Ellen Clark, Zoning Administrator. Present: Dr. Nadia Malik, Fayyaz Malik Applicant's, Wafaa Almahamid Harsha Gandhi, Niraj Gandhi, Appellants Staff: Ellen Clark, Zoning Administrator; Jenny Soo, Associate Planner; Lea Frizzell, Senior Office Assistant P19-0130, Malik, ADU, 7218 Moss Tree Way Application to construct an approximately 480-square-foot Accessory Dwelling Unit above the existing garage on the east side of the existing two-story residence. Ms. Clark welcomed the applicant and public to the hearing, which is a continuance of the July 25, 2019, Zoning Administrator hearing. She asked Ms. Soo, the project planner, to give a brief update on the project. Ms. Soo briefly explained the project and stated that staff recommends approval subject to the conditions of approval. Ms. Soo noted that the applicant revised the proposed design after receiving feedback from the neighbors. These changes include a doubled staircase with privacy screen and shorter windows to mitigate privacy concerns. Ms. Clark asked Ms. Soo what additional design options were explored. Ms. Soo responded that the architect looked at putting the staircase inside the garage or putting it on the back side of the garage, but these alternatives did not appear to be feasible, and in any case, the neighbor had retained the same concerns regarding the second story addition. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Ms. Clark invited the applicant to speak. Ms. Alamhamid, the architect for the applicants, spoke about various aspects of the project including modifications to the staircase, window location and window sizing for the proposed ADU. Ms. Clark invited any member of the audience to speak. lso asked for the sun study to be revised to show the 8:00 a.m. time. As there was no further business, the Zoning Administrator adjourned the meeting at 10:33 a.m. Respectfully submitted, Jenny Soo Associate Planner P19-0130, Malik, 7218 Moss Tree Way Page 2 of 2 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