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the upper portion of some of the other homes in the development, nearby and distant landscaping, and portions of the lake and steep slope banks at Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area. While the fence is an open-style design, the fence's horizontal wood slats, wood posts, and hogwire partially obstruct views from Mr. Nguyen's and Ms. Cheung's house and yard areas. In addition, existing trees on the applicants' property and existing trees and shrubs along Mr. Nguyen's and Ms. Cheung's driveway currently screen some views and will screen more views as they mature. The applicants also plan to install additional landscaping along their rear slope bank, which will further screen views from Mr. Nguyen's and Ms. Cheung's property. The views from Mr. Chen's and Ms. Fan's property towards the second unit include some of the surrounding homes and yard areas and the sky. The proposed second unit would primarily obstruct views of the home located at 829 Clara Lane. After reviewing the story poles from the adjacent neighbors' properties, staff believes that the proposed second unit would have only minimal view impacts from the neighbors' homes and yard areas, and staff does not recommend any further modifications to the second unit to address view impacts other than the applicants' previous agreement to lower the height of the second unit by nine inches and to lower the patio level upon which the second unit would sit by one foot. Staff notes that there are no recorded viewshed easements for the benefit of any of the neighboring residents. Privacy Concerns/Proximity to Northeastern Side Property Line Mr. Chen and Ms. Fan have indicated that the structure is located too close to their property and that the structure would make their backyard activity uncomfortable and psychologically impact their daily life, particularly because their rear yard is several feet lower than applicants' yard. The proposed second unit would be set back 10 feet from the northeastern side property line and complies with the five-foot minimum side yard setback requirement. Staff believes that the proposed 10-foot setback to the one-story structure is acceptable and that the proposed structure would not be overbearing to the adjacent property at 2618 Ingrid Court and would not significantly impact the light, air, open space, and views between properties. The proposed second unit would have five windows located along its northeast side elevation: three windows in the main/living room area and two windows in the bedroom. Since there is open fencing between the two properties and since no landscaping has been installed in either the applicants' or neighbor's side yards, staff believes that the proposed windows could create privacy impacts to the 2618 Ingrid Court property. Staff believes that several options could be PAP-117 Planning Commission Page 11 of 19