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<br />sponse to the notification, three neighbors, Dennis and Barbara Georgatos, 790 East Angela,
<br />Ron Imperiale, 798 East Angela, and Tim Bennett, 784 East Angela, expressed opposition to the
<br />addition, and requested a public hearing.
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<br />At staffs request, on February 15,2006, the concerned neighbors, property owners of the sub-
<br />ject site, and their architect, Peter Shutts, met in hope of reaching an agreement between the par-
<br />ties prior to a Zoning Administrator hearing. During the meeting, the neighbors restated their
<br />concerns that they had previously voiced to staff during site visits to their homes and through
<br />relevant e-mail(s). Staff asked if the neighbors would support the second story addition ifland-
<br />scape screening, opaque glass, and/or higher windowsills were required; however, none of the
<br />neighbors indicated that those, in their opinion, would mitigate the impacts of the addition. An
<br />agreement could not be reached between the two parties and a Zoning Administrator hearing
<br />was scheduled.
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<br />At the public hearing on March 9,2006, staff presented and recommended that the Zoning Ad-
<br />ministrator approve the proposed project subject to the conditions of approval listed in Exhibit
<br />B. After listening to the comments and concerns of the neighbors and applicants, the Zoning
<br />Administrator, Ms. Decker, decided to continue the project, to a date undetermined, so that she
<br />could meet with all parties individually to discuss their concerns and conduct a site visit to the
<br />neighborhood (please see Exhibit C for the meeting minutes).
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<br />Ms. Decker and staff meet with the involved parties, during individual dates and times, see Ex-
<br />hibit D, to listen and discuss their concerns in a more informal manner. Staff would like to note
<br />that the Knights' submitted a written statement in lieu of a meeting with Ms. Decker, which can
<br />be found in Exhibit D, due to scheduling conflicts. During these meetings, the neighbors re-
<br />stated their concerns of the proposed second story addition and stated that mitigation measures
<br />would not suffice for the approval of the proposed second-story addition. On April 10, 2006,
<br />Ms. Decker conducted site visits to 790 East Angela, 798 East Angela, 779 Mirador Court, and
<br />the surrounding neighborhood. During these visits, Ms. Decker assessed potential impacts from
<br />the proposed addition and discussed possible mitigation measures: 1) relocating the master bed-
<br />room windows to the east and west elevations; 2) adding trees to soften the appearance of the
<br />addition and mitigate privacy concerns; and 3) moving the stairway further to the east, which in
<br />turn would decrease the square footage and eliminate a portion of the second story addition.
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<br />As of this hearing date, April 13, 2006, the applicants were the only one's that were supportive
<br />of the mitigation measures that were discussed in the field, with the exception of moving the
<br />stairway. The applicants felt that the neighbors were dictating what an acceptable square-
<br />footage for a house is and if they eliminated a portion of the addition the neighbors would still
<br />not be happy. The applicants felt that they have addressed their privacy concerns and are sym-
<br />pathetic with the neighbors not wanting to look at the addition, however they are not asking for
<br />anything that has not already been approved by the City in their zoning district. Those present at
<br />the hearing, Mr. Imperiale and the Georgatos', felt that the mitigation measure that were dis-
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