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comments, staff communicated by phone with June Lister, property owner of 3547 Trenery Drive, the property north and east of the subject site. Mrs. Lister expressed concerns regarding privacy and massing with a two-story home on Martin Avenue and prefers a single -story home instead. At the December 8 meeting, the item was continued to the January 12, 2022, meeting due to the received and anticipated volume of public comments on the project and time constraints with other public hearing items. January 12, 2022 The Planning Commission was provided a memorandum supplementing the December 8 agenda report, in response to public comments and providing additional information on one- and two-story homes in the area. The memorandum (Attachment 5) also provides copies of public comments received, both in opposition and in support of the project. Comments in opposition were generally from residents of Cameron Circle, a subdivision limited by their PUD to single -story homes and not directly adjacent to the subject property. The Cameron Circle commenters were not opposed to development of the site, however, are of the opinion a two-story home would be setting an inappropriate precedent in the neighborhood. See the memorandum, Attachment 5, for additional information. The project was presented to the Planning Commission at their January 12, 2022, meeting. During the meeting, those in opposition did not speak or were not present, and five people spoke in support of the project. At the meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed and considered the following elements related to the project: public comments; the proximity of the Cameron Circle subdivision (which is not directly adjacent to the subject site); the existing mature landscaping on adjacent properties; and consistency with the development pattern of the greater Mohr -Martin neighborhood (which includes a variety of one- and two-story homes). Ultimately, the Planning Commission unanimously approved a motion recommending approval of the applications, without changes, and subject to the conditions of approval in Exhibit A of Attachment 1. See the Planning Commission agenda report, Attachment 4, and the excerpted draft minutes of the January 12 Planning Commission hearing, Attachment 6, for additional information. SITE AND AREA DESCRIPTION The subject property is a flat, 1.3 -acre "L" shaped vacant site, addressed as 3707 Trenery Drive but with frontage on both Trenery Drive and Martin Avenue (see Figure 1). There is a cluster of small trees in the southwest corner of the lot, with mature trees along the property lines of the adjacent lots to the south and west (Figures 2 — 4). A vacant lot and single-family homes are located north, across Trenery Drive, a single- family home and Alameda Flood Control property (across Martin Avenue) are located east, and single-family homes are located immediately south and west of the subject site. Existing houses in the area are one- and two -stories and sited appropriately with their respective lot size. Page 3 of 10