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S.A. - Page 29 of 82 Attachment D CD -Apollo Rojas From: CD -William Chui Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:33 PM To: CD -Apollo Rojas Subject: FW: ADU- 140 Elwood Street FYI From: Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 3:07 PM To: CD -William Chui <wchui@redwoodcity.org> Subject: RE: ADU- 140 Elwood Street Thanks. My issue is very simple, the typical single car garage is perhaps 12 x 20. Depending on setbacks, the owner would probably have to expand the footprint of the existing garage to make something workable. Allowing for stairs to that second story would take up at least a third of the available space, and make a second story impractical. A two car garage is probably close to 22 x 20, or 440 square feet, given setbacks and stair considerations a 280 square foot limit is arbitrary and TOO SMALL and renders the project uneconomic and impractical. If your overall goal is both economic and esthetic, then forget the size limit, and work to mitigate impact on neighbors insofar as light and privacy through design elements. My goal in putting together an ADU is to build something I'd be comfortable living in, not some little studio hovel with a hotplate and a Murphy bed. Thanks for your consideration. From: CD -William Chui <wchui@redwoodcity.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 2:39 PM To: Subject: RE: ADU- 140 Elwood Street Hi Todd, Thanks for the email. The size limitations are being considered, however it has not been approved by the City Council. The City Council will review the proposed amendments at a public hearing on July 22, 2019. You can always attend the meeting and provide comments, or you send me an email or letter and I'll forward it to the City Council. You may also contact them directly through email which is on the City website: https://www.redwoodcity.org/city-hall/city- council/members 262