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and that the landscaping in front of her house would be affected. She noted that there would be a signiScant negative impact on her privacy. She distributed a letter from a realtor, stating that there would be a negative impact on the value of her property of between $30,000-80,000. She noted that the same opinion had been offered by a local bank with respect to the potential refinancing of her home. She believed the second story would not be compatible with the neighborhood character. She believed the applicants could extend their home to the rear on the first floor. She submitted letters of objection to this project by several neighbors. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Roberts, Ms. Karo confirmed that Mr_ Siner shared his construction plans with her. She suggested that he look at examples of other neighbors' homes. She noted that she had not been able to speak with him since their first meeting. Mr. Karl Hagmaier, 6577 Stanton Court, noted that he had lived in the neighborhood for 36 years, and was strongly opposed to this project. When he bought the home, he was told that Rosepointe would consist of only one-story homes. He believed the addition would drastically alter the neighborhood character and would open the door to other two- story applications_ He believed the addition would. have a negative impact on the value of the surrounding homes. He requested that the neighborhood be rezoned. to prohibit second-story additions. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED_ Commissioner Roberts believed that this building and its site did not have an appropriate relationship to adjoining areas, including compatibility of architecture styles, harmony in adjoining buildings, and attractive landscape transitions. In addition, she did not believe it would allow consistency with the character of the neighborhood. She did not care for the appearance of the existing second story homes in the neighborhood, and believes the size would ruin the character of the neighborhood. She could not make the design review findings. Coxrimissioner Maas agreed with Commissioner Roberts' assessment of the proposed addition. She believed that this application had some gray areas, and while the setbacks were acceptable, it would not be an attractive addition. Commissioner Roberts noted that it was a shame that the neighborhood CCc4cRs expired, and that the residents bought the homes fully aware of their existence. Co~ri~riissioner Kemeny concurred with the C'ommissioners' comments, and believed the design was too massive for the neighborhood_ Commissioner Sullivan agreed with the previous comments, and noted that the neighborhood was very distinctive_ He believed this addition would be sharply out of character with the other homes, and believed that the home was already too close to the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 28, 2003 Page 5