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. . 8) It is not only the height we object to, but the width. The structure covers almost the entire width of the lot, with the second story including a cantilevered section that will actually protrude out over the driveway to be even closer to the neighbor on the north side. The owner's plans also include a three-car detached garage. This structure is 38 feet wide and 22 feet high on a 44-foot-wide lot. (The city does not count garages into its square footage total.) 9) The proposed three-car garage is over 22 feet high. (The owner claims the second story, with its 12-foot ceiling, will only be used for storage so, again, the city does not count this as square footage. Note; The yellow two-story house at 4558 Second Street is approximately the same height as the proposed garage.) 10)The city's normal rules would never allow such a massive home to be built on such a small lot. Thus, the owner has applied for four variances. (A variance is an exclusion from the zoning rules.) The variances applied for are: 1) The height of the home 2) The height of the garage 3) The sideyard set back of 3.8 feet 4) The overall square footage proposed exceeds the city limits for a lot this size. 11 )The city planning department has indicated they may support this project. If such a massive house were built, it would provide other downtown home owners with a precedent to build similar projects in the future. How could the city say "yes" to this project yet deny others the right to build their own MONSTER HOUSE? 12)This four-story structure will be approximately 3.8 from the next door property at 4558 Second Street and will dwarf the one-story house on the other side. We believe that home owners should be able to improve and expand their homes. In fact, most of the undersigned have done so at one time or another. We feel the difference here is that our improvements were appropriate in size when compared to the proposed MONSTER HOUSE and our projects not only benefited ourselves but our neighbors by improving homes in a manner that was consistent with the charm and character that already exists in our downtown residential neighborhoods. There are neighborhoods in Pleasanton where a 6,825-square-foot home would be appropriate. We simply feel that an undersized lot in downtown is the wrong place for such a MONSTER HOUSE. The planning department held a neighborhood meeting asking for our input. Several neighbors attended the meeting as did Mr. Boyce and his attorney. At that meeting we asked Mr. Boyce to pare down his MONSTER