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In its current state, the Tennis Court maintains a side yard setback of 6.5 feet and a rear yard setback of 14 feet which is well in conformance with the standards provided. Consequently, we are fully aligned with the regulations provided by the City Planning department and disagree with their assertion that "partially built sports court has been constructed without City Approval.". The construction of the Tennis Court was carried out in accordance with the specified standards. On December 13t", 2022 we received a call from Code Enforcement stating that the 10 ft high fence poles are in nonconformance and directed us to contact the Planning Department. Since then, the Planning Department has changed their position and we have been put on this new path requiring the filing of this PUD. Once we learned that our neighbors (3520 Dennis Dr.) have expressed concerns about the Tennis Court, we have made consistent efforts to reach out to them evite invitation, text and driveway intercept. To summarize, the neighbors listened, but refused to discuss any options including landscaping, additional screens, fence height changes between the properties, or other hiding methods. The last communication from them on February 24tH 2023 is "We are still waiting to hear back from the city before we discuss any other options". The text message conversations with the neighbor have been enclosed and can be found in Exhibit C. Based on the above sequence of events, we have following questions: 1. Is the development standard recommended by staff for the Sports Court exclusively for our property, or will it be uniformly applied throughout the City of Pleasanton? If the Planning Staff recommends changing the PMC setbacks for all sports courts (tennis, pickle ball, basketball, etc) in Pleasanton, existing courts should be grandfathered. 2. If these sports court development standards apply only to our property, what distinct characteristics set our property apart from others that necessitate these specific development standards? Within our neighborhood, at least four other properties already have tennis courts, their presence evident via Google Earth imagery. Certain instances also feature visible fence and light installations. To the best of our knowledge, none of these properties have secured permits for the installation of lights or fences. Property Details and The Google Earth pictures are attached in Exhibit E 3. Page 3 of the Agenda Report: "The Planning Division determined the appropriate course of action would be to require the applicant/property owners to apply for a PUD development plan that would establish development standards for the subject parcel". What factors lead staff to the conclusion that a development plan is necessary for an otherwise conforming sports court? Page 4 of 18