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PAP-93. Dennis and Barbara Georl!atos, ADDellants (PADR-1472, Stan and Stacev Knil!ht) Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's approval of an application for administrative design review to construct: (1) an approximately 180-square-foot covered patio; (2) an approximately 292-square-foot first-floor addition on the rear; and (3) an approximately 1,251-square-foot second-story addition over part ofthe center and side portions ofthe existing residence located at 779 Mirador Court. Zoning for the property is R-1-6,500 (Single-Family Residential) District. This item was continued from June 14, 2006. Ms. Decker noted that staff had provided the Planning Commission with a thorough presentation describing the background and scope of this item. The Commission had requested more information on a City-sponsored mediation facilitation process for this project. Ms. Harryman had indicated that any mediation process required willing participants. Staff had worked diligently for the past two weeks and determined that the City did not have the funding or the staffing resources to proceed with the costs incurred for the lacilitation/mediation process for this process. Internal discussions identified that if a mediation process were to ensue, the Director of Planning and Community Development, Jerry Iserson, would be that facilitator. She noted that a number of neighborhood and on-site meetings with all interested parties had been held with no success in determining compromises that could be easily reached where all parties could agree. Ms. Decker summarized the discussions that had been held and described the following main points discussed by all parties, none of which had been agreed to. 1. Reduction in the second story significant enough to reduce the perceived visual impacts from the Imperiale, Georgatos, and Bennett homes; 2. The expansion of the first story in lieu of a second-story addition, as well as require variances from the Municipal Code; 3. Planting of trees for screening the second story; 4. Removal of windows along the entire second story on the south elevation; 5. Removal of windows on the southern elevation, keeping the side lights on the east and west elevations for the master suite; 6. Installation of seven-foot fencing along the Georgatos property at the interior fence location; 7. Installation of seven-foot fencing along the Imperiale property; and 8. Installation of a greater-than-eight-foot fence along the Bennett property. She noted that these points of discussion, with the exception of the fencing and proposed window changes, were not new discussions. Staff has continued to recommend approval for the proposed project per the June 14th presentation and staff report. Staff believed it was reasonable to support the following: 1. Uphold the Zoning Administrator approval with reconfigurations at the second-story addition's east and west elevations, replacing the large windows that were currently joined on the Wensel side (east side) with separated two-foot by four-foot windows; 2. Remove the west window in the master suite which faces the Bennett property; EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, June 28, 2006 Page lof 5