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cussed in the field did not address their concerns and adding trees and moving and/or creating high windowsills would not suffice. APRIL 13, 2006 ZONING ADMINISTRATOR HEARING During the public hearing, the Zoning Administrator explained that the project was continued from the first hearing for review in the field and to have conversations with all involved parties individually. The Zoning Administrator re-capped the conversations that were had with the neighbors, applicants, and the applicants' Architect during their individual meetings and site vis- its. Ms. Decker, the Zoning Administrator, said that based on the individual meetings the only suggestions made that would mitigate the neighbors concerns would be to eliminate the pro- posed second-story or that the applicants should move to a bigger home. Since the neighbors and the applicants did not have any new comments related to a compromise or mitigation meas- ures, the Zoning Administrator approved the project subject to the conditions of approval in Ex- hibit B. Staff would like to note the Mr. Bennett was unable to attend the hearing and submitted an e-mail statement in his absence (see Exhibit E). MUNICIPAL CODE CONFORMANCE Per Chapter IS.20 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code, the Zoning Administrator reviewed the following design criteria with staff analysis when considering the approval of the project. 1. Preservation of the natural beauty of the City and the project site's relationship to it. Staff analysis: The proposed project is an addition to an existing house, is well designed and will not negatively affect the natural beauty of the city. 2. Appropriate relationship of the proposed building to its site, including transition with street- scape, public views of the building, and scale of buildings within its site and adjoining build- ings. Staff analysis: The proposed addition would be consistent in color, material, and scale with the existing residence and would preserve and enhance the residential character by continuing to be harmonious with the neighborhood. The proposed project is expanding the building envelope; however it is maintaining the established setbacks to the property lines. The scale of the addition is in keeping with the existing massing of the home and other homes in the neighborhood. The neighborhood has a mixture of single-story and two-story structures. Staff finds that a second- story addition at this location will be in harmony with adjoining buildings and will blend in with the neighborhood character and does not impact public views. Staff would like to note that per the Pleasanton Municipal Code, the maximum house height allowed is 30 feet, as measured to the midpoint of the roof. Thus, some homes with taller roofs are approximately 36 feet in height as measured to the top of the roof. The proposed house would be approximately 12 feet lower than this maximum height and would be similar in height to the one-story homes, which were PADR-1472 30f7 Zoning Administrator Hearing