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Page 1 of2 Marion Pavan From: rlloyd485@aol.com Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 11 :36 AM To: Marion Pavan Cc: CmI514@aol.com; RLloyd485@aol.com Subject: Comments on Hatsushi Development Plan ~arion, appreciate the opportunity to give feedback on the Hatsushi development plan, and will be present at the meeting on Wednesday light to represent our views and ask for support from the city. 'Ve have been Mr and Mrs Hatsushi's closest (proximity) neighbors for the 11 years that we have lived on Montevino Dr. -hroughout that time we have enjoyed a cordial relationship and have great respect for the Hatsushi's and all that they have Iccomplished. We also enjoy the wonderful views out of our back door, over the fields behind us and into the Livermore Valley. -hat was a primary reason that we bought this home back in 1995. Since purchasing our home, we have invested more than ;300,000 in an engineered pool, landscape and hardscape (front and rear), and interior remodeling to improve the value and Ippearance of our home. We do not begrudge the Hatsushi family's right to develop their property and get economic gain from :. But, we do not want to be hugely disadvantaged in the process. )ur home siting is very unique in that our lot is much shallower on the northern end than the southern, so our home is literally 21 ~et from our rear property line on the northern end. For that reason, we have great concerns about any development going on lehind us, both in impact on our view, and impact on our privacy. Lot 13 in the Hatsushi plan sits directly behind our home, and Iresumably, a home could be placed on that lot which would obliterate our view of the Livermore Valley, and put our back yard in .uch close proximity that it would eliminate any backyard privacy that we have. Conversations that we have had with realtors .uggest that we could lose more than $100,000 in the value of our home depending on the placement of a home behind us. 'here are several steps that could be taken to eliminate our concerns. The first, is that the city consider not allowing any home to ,e built on Lot 13 of the Hatsushi Development. When the entire development plan is examined, ours is the ONLY neighboring ,ome that would suffer from the proximity of the plans in the Hatsushi Development. The Hatsushi's rightly stand to have -emendous economic gain from their development, but we do not believe it should come at the expense of their neighbors. Not ,uilding on Lot 13, or combining Lots 12 and 13 into a more premier property would have some impact on the economic gain they lould enjoy, but would eliminate the negative impact on our own property. ;econd, we would be interested in purchasing a narrow strip of Lot 13 adjacent to our property (no more than 30 feet of depth) 'om the Hatsushi family to extend our back yard and minimize the privacy impact of the current proposed plan. We believe this ould be done with no significant economic impact to Lot 13, but would significantly diminish the impact on our home. 'hird, in casual conversation, the Hatsushi family has suggested restricting that site to a single-story home and lower the building ad by several feet from the original elevation to minimize the view impact. These may improve the situation somewhat, but we lould very much need a chance to work with the Hatsushi family on the specifics of these suggestions to try and optimize the ~sults. No meeting has yet been setup to facilitate that discussion, although Mori Hatsushi has stated that he attempted to ontact us. ;eparate from the siting at Lot 13 is the Emergency Vehicle Access that would go through the "triangle" of city property adjacent ) our home, on Montevino Dr. We met with Mr Hatsushi, Ralph Hughes, and Wayne Rasmussen several years ago before the 'ineyard Ave Corridor Plan was finalized, and agreed that the EVA would be at least 40 feet from our property line as it goes lrough the triangle and into the Hatsushi Development behind us. When the Vineyard Avenue Plan was finalized, unbeknownst ) us, the EVA was moved to within 25 feet of our property line. We see no reason why we should be disadvantaged by the lacement of the EVA, and would like it moved back to the original positioning 40 feet north of our property line. Further, we ,ould also like the EVA to not be used as construction access for the Hatsushi Development. There are other access points for onstruction trucks that do not affect the surrounding neighborhood, and there is no reason why we should have to bear the urden of construction vehicles going in and out of that area right next to our home for a year or more. his would also be a good time for the city to resolve the lack of landscape activity in the triangle, which has been an eyesore on lontevino Dr for at least as long as we have lived here. Originally, no action was taken because of the impending Vineyard venue Plan, and now no action has been taken because of the impending Hatsushi Development Plan. It is an embarrassment Ir the City of Pleasanton that this space on a premier street remains unlandscaped. We have offered to purchase the property /21/2006