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Department and talked to staff, but started the work the next day without fIrst securing the building pennits. . Allen Ting, 847 East Angela Street, adjacent to the Zuffa residence, stated that the CC&Rs were given at the time of the purchase and each person had to read them and sign a form certifying they had been read. He also noted that proposed plans for houses across the street were rejected because they only had a 15 ft. separation. This should also be known and considered. Mr. Ting is concerned about his property value with the existing carport adjacent to his property. He distributed pictures of the carport from his residence. He advised the building separation is actually 21 ft., not the reported 25 ft. He also advised the actual length of the carport is 32 ft. and the 14 ft. width is correct as previously stated. Me. Ting is concerned about the grading. He stated his fence is starting to move and his gate will no longer latch properly. He expects his neighbor to comply with the CC&Rs, as he himself is complying, in an effort to protect himself and the neighborhood. He does not believe someone should be denied in favor of another resident. ln response to Commissioner Cooper, Me. Ting stated that Me. Zuffa had not previously shown or talked to him about his plans. Further, in response to Commissioner Cooper, Mr. Ting does not believe the City has been out to inspect the possibility of earth movement. In response to Commissioner Dove, Me. Ting stated the trellis plan is not acceptable to him. . loAnn Matone, 894 Bonita Avenue, lives diagonally from the subject lot and stated she has followed this development for seven years and was involved in the original planning for Shapell. She feels that to modify the required 20 ft. separation will open the door for other developers to come and ask for modifications. If approved, it must be very specific that it applies to only one side of the house. Going from a 20 ft. separation to an 11 ft. separation is out of the question. From the street front, the carport is really not noticeable, however, when looking at the house and street as a whole, the house structure looks like it goes from fence line to fence line. Me. Zuffa again apologized for the inconvenience caused. He asked for clarification from staff on the setbacks. Measurement is made from the garage wall to the property line. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Commissioner McGuirk stated he admired the applicant admitting his wrongdoing, but he cannot support the modification by mitigating the carport structure. He recommends the carport structure be removed and start over by working with staff. He feels it does not fit into the neighborhood and feels it cannot be mitigated. Commissioner Cooper feels good will by the applicant was not demonstrated when he did not secure the proper building permits or talk with the neighbor of the common fence line. He could not find any structure in this neighborhood built this close. to the fence line. He supports staff recommendation, recommends the carport be removed, and restabilize the hillside to its original condition. . Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 September 11, 1996