SR 06:020 - Laserfiche WebLink

THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Heinl"ich Fischel-. applicant. 1570 Poppybank COUI"l. noted that he had put this a\Nning up to Ixovide shade 1'01' his gl'andson's bil.thday par-ty. and after being nlade a\Nare of the CC&R I-cquil-cnlents 101- a\Nnings. he ,-equested a Illinol' Illodifieation, ML Fischel' noted the eoncel-n that the a\Nning did not add to thc aesthetic value in the conlnlunity and addcd that Al,ticle 4 of the CC&Rs stated that "'sheds ar'e allo\Ned and anirnal shelters are allo\Ned, He added that fronl Mohl' Avenue to the end of Main Stl'eel. thel'e \Nel'e ovcr 70 a\Nnings and inquired \Nhethcr they \Nel'e a detl-i'llent to Pleasanton's aesthetics, In I'esponse to an inquil'y by Ms, Ne.-land \Nhether the additional condition of l'cquiring the a\Nning to be nlaintained in good I-epail' \Nas acceptable to hinl. MI'. Fischel' said yes, Alex FaYlllonville. COlllnulIlity Association Managel-. Rose Pa.-J~ 1-lonleo\Nncrs Association_ noted that the ,-elel-enCe to stnlctul'es in the CC<.~Rs .ncant penllanent stnlctul-es and not sonlething tl'ansient like an a\Nning. I-Ie noted that the CC<.~Rs \Nere silcnt on the types of nlatcl'ials uscd but bclieved that an a"vning \Nas not pal't of the definition, He addcd that the I3oar'd of Dil'ectol's \Nas tasked by the CC&Rs to enlol-ce theil' O\Nn I-cgulations as \Ncll as to nlaintain rnopel-ty valucs and the cUI-b appeal 0 I' thc conlnlunity, The Board of Dil'ectol-s did not bcl ieve the a\Nnings \Nould add to the curb appeal of the cOlllnlunity. cspccially if it becarlle fadcd and I'agged, In I-csponsc to an inquil'y by Conllllissionel- Blank \Nhethel' thel-c \Nas a covel- deelllcd to be acceptable by thc I-lOA. ML FaYlllonville I-eplied that the 'llain concern \Nas the fnct that a I'csident lllay put up a tcnt. Janis McWiIliatns Millcl-. 1570 Poppybank COUI-t. notcd that shc livcd next dool' to thc applicant and spoke in opposition to this itcnl, She sublllitted photos of hCI' propel"ly to the Conlnlissionel's, She noted that she nloved to Rose Pa.-J~ bccause of thc stl-ict al'chitectul'e guidelines and CC<.~Rs, Shc objcctcd to the a\Nning. \Nhich had bccn el'ected ovel- thcir Conl.nlon fencclinc. because she believed it \Nas unattractivc. lar'ge. dark and vcry noticeable, Although ML Fischcl' Illovcd the a\Nning t\NO inches fronl the fenceline. the sizc and feeling of cncl-oachnlent did not dilllinish lor hCL Shc believed that \Nhile a \Nood patio covel- and an a\Nning served the sallle puq:>osc. visually they \Nel'e ve,'y di rlel'ent. She noted that \Nood patio covel's blended \Nith the honles in thc conlnlunity, She added that thc I3oal'd of Dil'eetol's stated that a\Nnings do not add value to the eonlnlunity's acsthetics and that they dilllinished the cud:> appeal. She notcd that the Boat'd of Dil'ectors ,-epeatedly dcnicd his l-equest. She notcd that a\Nnings \Nel'C IllOI'e appl'opl-iatc I~-'I' a dctached honlc. not fOI' duets such as thcil's, She I-equested that i I' the COllllllission aIlo\Ncd the a\Nning to I'cnlain. it be I'equil-ed to be sct back a I-casonablc distance li'onl theil' lcnceline, Mar'k Voegele. 1693 Holly Cil'cle. spoke in opposItIon to this itelll, He noted that he \Nas vice Jxesident of the I-lOA BoanJ \Nhen the first conlplaint \Nas I'eccived and \Nhen they III'st dcnied the l'equest. The Boar'd bel ieved that canvas \NouJd \Ncar- Illore quickly than othel' Illatel'ials that could bc uscd. and li-aying. teat'ing. and tnding \Nel-e a conCCl'n, The I-lOA has nevel' approved anything but a latticc\Nork-typc covel' 01- anything not nladc of \Nood, I-Ie notcd that \Nith I'cspect to ML FischcI"s statenlcnt about a\Nnings 101- I'estaul-ants and othel' IJo\Nnto\Nn stol'cli-onts. thcy EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES. Octobc.- 26.2005 Page 2 01'4