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Michelle Lutman, 4523 Second Street, spoke in opposition to this project. She was very concerned about her privacy and noted that Mr. Boyce washed his motor home near her bedroom window. She was concerned that the proposed addition would have visual access to her bedroom and bathroom. Becky Duret, 4318 Second Street, noted that she sympathized with homeowners on Second Street because of the irregular nature of the homes and the small lots. After looking at the project and listening to the neighbors, she was reluctant to support a project that was causing this much contention and neighborhood division. Finley Boag, 4558 Second Street, spoke in opposition to this project and noted that he lived next door to the applicant. He noted that he had never opposed any of the 25 to 30 developments on his street in the past and believed that people had the right to do reasonable modifications to his property. He noted that his own house was at 26-percent FAR and that he planned to put an addition onto his property. He believed the applicants' FAR was actually more than 45 percent and that his own lot was approximately twice the size of the applicants'. He noted that he was able to fit three bedrooms in his own house, which was 22 feet high, compazed with the applicants' 21-foot high house. He disagreed with the applicants' assessment of the garage and attic being described as simply storage space. He noted that the applicants' basement was three feet above-ground and added to the height of the building; he believed that should be included in the FAR. He agreed with Ms. Lutman's concerns for her privacy. He had been excited when he heazd a contractor (Mr. Boyce) would be moving in next door to him because he agreed that the house needed work. He would like the house to be lower by lowering the height of the roof and with a 40-percent FAR. He understood that some of the people attending the applicants' open house might have thought the house was for sale. Rick Padilla, 873 Concord Street, spoke in opposition to this project. He enjoyed the architectural beauty of Second Street and believed this project was oversized for its lot. He believed the addition could work for the neighborhood with a 40-percent FAR. He noted that the gazage was a huge building and seemed more like a warehouse; he believed it was inappropriately sized for the lot. Jill Copeland, 443 Saint Mazy's, noted that she had lived at 415 Abbie and that they had received a variance without asking for it. She was asked to remove two feet from her house to achieve an FAR below 40 percent, which she believed made her house look odd. She noted that she was not allowed the extra squaze footage and believed the same should apply to the applicants. She believed the gazage could be made smaller. Grace Lutman, 4524 Second Street, spoke in opposition to this project and noted that her daughter had spoken earlier. She was very concerned that the project needed a height variance, an FAR vaziance, and a width variance. She had met with the applicant for over a year and noted that her concerns remained the same. She was concerned that her tree would not survive the proposed excavation near the gazage. She liked the heritage tree, and she did not want to tear it down because the azborist said it was a poor specimen. She emphasized that her objections to the project were not personal, but she was very concerned about the size of the project for the lot. She did not believe the retaining wall would be strong enough PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES September 27, 2006 Page 9 of 17