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- Cz) 3- 0'~"~ Redwood City, December 14, 2001 <br />Jan Wesolowski <br />908 Glennan Drive <br />Redwood City, CA 94061-1126 <br /> <br />To the City Council of Redwood City: <br /> <br /> I am writing to express my objection to and request that you prevent the <br /> expansion by addition of a second story planned on the house located at 907 <br /> Pleasant Hill Road in Redwood City (Ref. the Planning and Redevelopment <br /> DepaKment's Notice of Official Action File No. 124-01 ). <br /> <br /> The house in question Is located at an elevation approximately 8-10 feet higher <br /> than the elevation of my home. Despite of that, a standard 6-foot high fence, <br /> which is also based substantially above the ground level of my home, was <br /> sufficient to guarantee a desired privacy on my property. At the same time, the <br /> fence and the house behind it, both located to the west of my home and as high <br /> as they were, were causing some reduction of the afternoon sunlight on my <br /> property but, to me and my family, it was still acceptable. These were essential <br /> factors we considered when buying our current home. <br /> <br /> About one year ago, Mr. Comito has replaced his fence with a new one, <br /> approximately 2 feet taller. It resulted in a significant reduction of the afternoon <br /> sunlight. At the time of its construction., I have contacted Mr. Comito and asked <br /> him to reconsider the height of the fence. Mr. Comito refused. I have resigned <br /> and did not undetake any further action. <br /> <br /> Now, Mr. Comito plans on adding the second story to his house. This will raise its <br /> roof about 9 feet above the upper edge of the fence and open my entire backyard <br /> and part of the interior of my home to the view from the second story windows. <br /> <br /> This will result in: <br /> <br /> (a) The complete loss of privacy in my backyard and a partial loss of privacy <br /> in my home <br /> (b) An almost complete loss of afternoon sunlight in both my backyard and <br /> my home. <br /> <br /> In turn, each of the above factors will have a substantial negative impact on the <br /> value of my property. Therefore, I request that you prohibit the expansion <br /> planned on the house In question. <br /> <br /> Thank you very much for your consideration. <br /> <br /> Sincerely, <br /> <br /> Jan Wesolowski <br /> <br />