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ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Commissioners Arkin, Blank, Pearce, and Roberts. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: Nonc._ RECUSED: None. ABSENT: Commissioners Fox and Maas. The motion carried. c_ PAP-80, Gre~orv and Nancv Crofton. Aooellants (PADR-1271. Beniamin and Sovice Diaz) Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's approval of an application for administrative design review to construct an approximately 385-square-foot first-floor addition and an approximately 221 -square-foot second-floor addition to an existing single-family residence located at 4769 Peaceful Lane_ Zoning for the property is PUD-MDR (Planned Unit Development -Medium Density Residential District. Ms. Decker briefly described the application acid explained that the iri atter is an appeal of a Zoning Administrator approval. She introduced Ms_ Leslie Mendez, Assistant Planner, to present the staff report. Ms. Mendez presented the staffreport, indicating that on May 20, 2005, the Zoning Administrator approved Case PARK-1277, the application of the Benjamin and Joyce Diaz to build first- and second-story additions to their two-story residence. She noted that the City's Landscape Architect had visited the site and had indicated that the removal of the three trees would not require mitigation under the City's Tree Preservation Ordinance. She stated that the proposal met all the Codc requirements, including setback requirements, and that five conditions were added to address the concerns of the neighbors. Ms. Mendez advised that the table on page 3 contained a typographical error: the height requirement should read. 30 feet or less. She recommended that the Commission deny the appeal and uphold the Zoning Administrator's approval- THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Gregory Crofton, 4757 Peaceful Lane, gave some handouts to the Commissioncrs_ I-Ie commented that there is a history between the applicants and his family and that he would like a fair and balanced review of the proposal to preserve his privacy and reduce interaction between the two families- He pointed out on the photographs presented by staff that the existing trees did not provide any buffer and added that some trees which do provide a buffer and screening would be removed and a window added as well. He noted that the additions would bring the Diaz's house 1 3 feet closer, and the proposed deck facing toward the Cro Ron property would enable people to peek over his backyard, -- thereby reducing the CroRons' privacy. He requested that additional trees be planted to PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES July 27, 2005 Page 20 of 3 I