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lants, it should be noted that even if the Rhoades' lot is 7,526 square feet as per County record as opposed to the 7560 square feet on record with the City, the applicant's project would be at a 40.18% floor area ratio (FAR), that staff, by practice, would round down to 40%. The project would therefore still be in conformity with the site development stan- dards for the neighborhood. Upon seeing the project plans, Mrs. Stanton commented that the home's design was very attractive. However, the Stantons express concern that the design is not in keeping with the tract's character of original and remodeled homes. On the site visits staff made to the tract, staff noted that contrary to the appellants' statement, the tract houses a variety of tasteful styles and remodels, including one and two story homes. Please see the below photos that show a selection of homes on Anastacia Court and Joanne Circle, More ex- amples of homes in the tract are shown in Exhibit G. Although the Stantons state that their sunlight, clear open sky and open space will be severely restricted by a 2-story building, it must be noted that the site development standards for the tract allow homes up to 30 feet in height. The neighborhood currently enjoys a mix of I-story and 2-story homes; some of the latter which back up to single story homes. Please see Exhibit H for a survey of single-story and 2-story homes in the vicinity. The appellants have also raised concern in how the City measures the turret at 30 feet in height when its highest point is 36 feet. This point on behalf of the appellants is incorrect in that the plans depict the maximum height of the turret to be approximately 31.5 feet, not 36 feet as the Stantons state in their appeal letter, As staff has previously explained to Mr, Stanton at the planning counter, and as reviewed in the ZA hearing, the Code clearly states that, "The height of a structure shall be measured vertically from the average eleva- tion of the natural grade of the ground covered by the structure to the [..,] mean height between eaves and ridges for a hip, gable, or gambrel roof," (p,M,C. ~18,84.140), There- fore, per Code, the height of the turret measures approximately 28 feet, or two feet under the height limit. Staff also notes that the turret is located at the front of the Rhoades' Item 6.d, PAP-97/PADR-I542 Page 60f9 July 26, 2006