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8. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's approval of a Planned Developme:it Amendment at 2 Dillon Lane to allow for a second story balcony addition to ar, existing twastory single family residence located in the Valota Place Planned Development. Blake Lyon of the Planning Department utilized a Powerpoint presentation (on file) to explain the nature of a zoning appeai of a proposed construction project that would entail the building of a balcony on the property at 2 Dillon Lane. Mr. Lyon concluded that Staff approved the request to go forward on a pennit because the proposed balcony meets the requirements of the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance and because the City received written consent from the Valota Place Home Owners Association. Councii Members asked various questions to determine the nature of the appellanYs concem for privacy and the impact on the planned development. Concern was expressed 4hat the City might be able to issue a permit but that the resulting permit might nat be viable within the constraints of a private CCNR. Mayor Ira opened the Pubiic Hearing. Yuen Yeh, the appellant, stated that the Homeowner's Association did not handle the approval properly and presented a letter (on file) signed by several neighbors within the HOA protesting the proposed balcony construction and stating that they had not been given appropriate time to respond to the Homeowner's Association notice. Mark Murdich, the applicant, thanked City Council for the process and explained that he had taken great trouble to improve his property. He noted that the bylaws of the Homeowners Association are written and that procedure was followed when they approved his change proposal. He further stated that he could not see into the appellanYs house. Several neighbors from both the Dillon I_ane development and the adjacent Goodwin Avenue neighborhood spoke about the history of the Dillon Lane development and the care taken during development to protect the privacy of residents of both neighborhoods through placemenUdesign of the houses. Neighbors recollected both the developer and City Staff member Tom Passanisi examing their yards on several occasions to examine the properties in relation to privacy concems. Eugene Gershtein stated that he had been President of the Valota Place Homeowner's Association at the time of Mr. Murdich's request for permission to JOINT CITY COUNCIL AND MARCH 22, 2004 REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY PAGE 8 MINUTES