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process had now taken over eight months, the future Planning Commission calendar would require substantial additional delays, and there would be additional costs to redraw plans and hold additional neighborhood meetings which may not be productive. The motion failed with Commissioners Blank, Olson, and Pearce dissenting. The Commission did not feel that the second unit created any view impacts on the adjacent neighbors and further acknowledged that there were no view easements that existed within the PUD. DISCUSSION The attached Planning Commission staff report dated March 12, 2008 (Attachment 8) provides a detailed description and discussion of the proposed application including land use and development standards, design review and building design, view impacts, privacy concerns and proximity to northeastern side property line, grading modification, and relocation of developer-installed trees. Appellants Concerns Adjacent property owners Xin Chen and Frank Nguyen oppose the project and have submitted the reasons for their opposition (please see Attachments 4 and 5). These neighbors' concerns were discussed in the attached Planning Commission staff report as well as documented within the minutes of the March 12, 2008 Planning Commission hearing testimony (Attachment 7). The following are concerns raised by the appeal to the City Council: Safety Mr. Nguyen indicated that the second unit is potentially dangerous to his house and family since it would block the only fire and life safety access to and from his house. He stated that the second unit would increase the density in the neighborhood, thus increasing traffic which would result in such obstruction. He also stated that he believed that inadequate parking would be an issue. The subject second unit is not located on Mr. Nguyen's property and would not block access to or from his property. The Bawas are constructing the additional required parking pad for the unit which is in addition to the existing three-car garage and on-site parking. The Fire Department reviewed the plans and found that the proposed second residential unit does not pose any issue with the circulation or other impacts to the subdivision. As noted above, the unit is conditioned to provide a fire sprinkler system. Potential Landslide Threat Mr. Nguyen indicated that the project would potentially threaten to cause a landslide in the surrounding neighborhood. The proposed second-unit foundation and retaining walls would be subject to engineering and building standards to ensure that they would not create a landslide threat. Furthermore, a condition of approval Page 7 of 12