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4W 7A Page 7 While it may r�ot necessarily do so, it atsa �71aY affect considerati€�n. Uur neighbo�'� do nQt object to the sa�ar install�tivn as su�h (one of th�m has ane on ��s rvof�, but rather fo the use o�a can�ilevered suppar� str�cture ta raise the sys�em high enaugh ta ins�all �t southwest facing on th� rear northeast facin� roof. This vvau4d b��ck the neighbors r�ronde�#ul view af th� hifls and the eross. And whiie the Ci�.jr may or may no� take t�e neigh�ors view� into consideration — I would actua��y be ar�azed if they did no�— at the end of the day, we wil! stil� be their n�ighbars. In addition, dis�egarding completely the sen�irrtents of aur neigh�ors pu�s us, and the �ity, at risk of lega� action. F�iease note that we share f�nce� wsth bath af�hese neighbors. It must additi�nally be �oted that Redwood C��'s Gode Sec#'son �9.�� (fr�m Qrdinance 1�1 D passed in �ay, 1961 and as amended by Qrdinance ��02 from August, 19�'1) specificafiv pra�the planfing of th�se types of trees (Sycamo�e, a11 speeies� anywhere in the city on a pubiic right-v�-way. in fact, it refers to them as be�ng "�iabilities". And it has said that �or oVer fqrty-€iv�e (4�} years (sinc� ��G��. �'he tr�es "r� question da n�t �pp�ar to be more than �or�-fve years old, in fact, they app�ar to be much y�unger. So �ow did these tr�es, whieh are unlawr�ul tr� plant acearding to the �ity's cod�, end up along the public right-af-way ora Nevad�a Street? The code fur�her notes that the tre�s inciud�d on the prohib�ted �ist are �here because of"...struc�ura! weakness,...insect susceptibility,._.and rank growing brar�ches requiring �xcessive main#en�nce." �� an at�es� tc� aff of th�s being true for these tre�s. Every majar starm or incidence a# high �rind requires us to do significant cleanup of branc�es from the trees, inc[uding fairly large �nes on mo� than o�e occasi�n. These branches €�ot on��r fall into our yard, creating a g�eat hazard �o our children, but they also fa�! into and black the right-of-way (the street}. 'V`Vorms infest these trees �nd feave a sticky substance requiring regu(a� detailing of our vehicles exterio��. Dur children have been sca�ed having fio v�alk #hrough these insects t� e�te� the vehi��es on numerous occasions. Thes� �rees alsa have grawn significan#!y 6r�ta and above the utifity �in�:s running alang the stree#. /� representative of Pacifi� Gas and Efeetri� as canfirmed this as a ha�ard. They �ignificantlp overhar�g in#o our y�rd and frequently ave� Qur roaf. The tre�s have na� been maintained by tf�e city (r�c� trim�t�ng, pruning, spraying, etc.} durin� fihe fiv� ye�rs we have resided here.