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construct and pay for a seven-foot fence at the north side property line between the Diaz' and the Croftons (original appellants) for the length of the entire yard, the design of which shall be subject to the review and approval of the Planning Director and the design and installation approved by the Croftons. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1. Approve a portion ofthe appeal by deleting the condition added by the Planning Commission requiring the applicants to construct and pay for a seven-foot tall side property line fence; 2. Deny a portion of the appeal by upholding the condition added by the Planning Commission requiring the applicants to replace the three trees to be removed; and 3. Adopt the attached draft resolution approving Case PADR-1271, subject to the modified conditions listed in Exhibit "B." SUMMARY At issue is whether two conditions added by the Planning Commission to the approval of the application to construct an approximately 385-square-foot first-story addition and a 221-square- foot second-story addition to the east side of an existing residence located at 4769 Peaceful Lane should be upheld. After a contentious public hearing where a neighbor expressed concern over privacy issues, the Planning Commission denied the appeal, thereby approving the addition (4- 0-2 vote) with amended conditions of approval. The applicant has appealed the conditions added by the Commission. Staff believes the added condition requiring replacement of trees would mitigate privacy concerns of the neighbor/original appellant, but that the added condition requiring the applicant to pay for the installation of a common side property line fence does not have a direct relationship to the project's impacts and should, therefore, be deleted. Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council: BACKGROUND Bob and Joyce Diaz, the owners and residents of 4769 Peaceful Lane, applied for administrative design approval (PADR-1271) to construct an approximately 385-square-foot first-floor addition and a 221-square-foot second-floor addition to the east side ofthe existing home. Greg Crofton, a concerned neighbor, requested a Zoning Administrator hearing that was held on May 20th, 2005. The Zoning Administrator approved the application for PADR-1271. SR:05:260 Page 2