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With respect to Loss of privacy, staff believed that because the houses were at the end of a cul de sac and were not parallel to each other, they did not have direct views into adjacent windows. He noted that with respect to Ms_ Karo's concerns, front windows are not as sensitive to privacy issues as bedroom windows. He noted that views into front windows were quite common. Staff believed that the loss of privacy to the Hagmaiers was minimal, and that some loss of privacy was common in such additions_ Staff believed that the light impacts on Ms. Karo's house was minimal. Staff believed that the views of the ridge from Ms. Hunt's home were already filtered by landscaping_ The impact of the addition on that view was determined to be minimal, taking up a small portion of the view_ Staff expressed concern about the color of the home, and believed that black would not be appropriate for atwo-story house. Statt~ recommended a color that better matched other colors in the neighborhood_ F-Ie noted that the Plaruiing Commission had three options: ].. Approving the application; 2_ Denying the application; or 3. Approve the application with design modifications. Mr. Iserson noted that the ends of the second story roof may be hipped, setting the walls back from the first story walls, and/or reducing the amount of attic area, thereby reducing the second story addition by hal£ Staff recommended approval of this project subject to the attached recommended conditions of approval. Rosepointe is a neighborhood consisting of predominantly single- story residents; however, the current zoning designation of R-1-6500 allows for second story additions. There are currently Five homes in the original subdivision that have second stories. Staff believed that the architecture and materials would be compatible with the existing homes In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Maas, Ms_ Nerland noted that in order to reinstate the CCBcRs, all the property owners within the area must decide to institute the CCBcRs at~d record them against their property. Commissioner Kemeny noted that the lenders would need to sign off on the CCBr.Rs as well. Ms. Nerland believed that it would be diff cult to achieve 1 00% concurrence on anything from the neighboring residents. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED Mr. Steven Siner, applicant, 6599 Stanton Court, noted that his family had lived in their -- home for 17 years, and wished to build the addition to provide living space for his invalid PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 28, 2003 Page 3