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From: Collin Park To: GRP -City Council Subject: Proposed ADU ordinance on this evening"s (3/22) agenda Date: Monday, March 22, 20219:21:16 AM CAUTION: This email originated from outside your organization. Exercise caution when opening attachments or clicking links, especially from unknown senders. Honorable Council members, After study of the proposed ADU ordinance (labeled "ATTACHMENT A" in today's agenda), I am writing to urge you to reconsider the height restriction on page 5 of the proposed ordinance, specifically striking the "additional roof height that complements the roof pitch of the main single family dwelling," as this will make second -story detached ADUs more difficult to build. As I wrote earlier this month, I am hoping to convert my existing (624 sq ft) detached garage into a garage with an ADU on top. I am not doing this to make a ton of money(!) ---payback is probably a decade ---but to alleviate the severe housing shortage on our peninsula. Because we plan to rebuild the garage with a higher ceiling to accommodate a taller vehicle, the twenty -foot height limit, with no allowance for roof pitch, will be somewhat of a challenge. I note that section 3(b) of the proposed ordinance (page 5 of 12 in "ATTACHMENT A") would strike "with additional roof height that complements the roof pitch of the main single family dwelling..." Absent the allowance for additional height to accommodate the roof pitch, the ADU will need to have a shallower roof pitch and the second -story plate height will likely be limited to seven feet. Vaulted ceilings can ameliorate the reduced plate height, but the effect of the twenty -foot limit on the height of the roof ridge will be to discourage construction of this prospective ADU. Shouldn't Council be encouraging the construction of housing to alleviate the poverty -inducing effects of the severe decades -long housing shortage on our peninsula? Sincerely, Collin Park Friendly Acres