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CityCouncil | 2006-12-05 | 3 | (06-592) Public Hearing to consider an Appeal of the Planning Board's Approval of Major Design Review DR06-0002 for 3292 Washington Street; and (06-592A) Resolution No. 14047, "Approving to Send the Design Back to the Planning Board for Consideration to Make the Addition More Compatible with the Single Story Characteristics of the Neighborhood; i.e., , Setting the Second Story Back in a Fashion that Would Not Affect the Appearance from the Street. " Adopted. The Supervising Planner gave a brief Power Point presentation. Vice Mayor Gilmore inquired how far back the bulk of the second- story addition is from the property line, to which the Supervising Planner responded approximately twenty feet. Vice Mayor Gilmore requested an explanation on the historic and non-historic design review guidelines. The Supervising Planner stated the residential design review guidelines have a series of guidelines for second stories the subject building is non-historic; additional guidelines address historic building additions. Mayor Johnson inquired whether the guidelines are more specific to certain structures, to which the Supervising Planner responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Daysog stated photos show shading on December 5 at 11:30 a.m. and September 30 at 10:00 a.m. i inquired what would be the current shade at 8:00 a.m. and how the shade would change with a two-story structure next door. The Supervising Planner responded reflected light would be less with a two-story structure; stated the sky would be less visible; no one has argued that the addition would not affect the neighbor's livability. Mayor Johnson inquired what is the existing square footage of the house, to which the Supervising Planner responded approximately 1,000 square feet. Councilmember deHaan stated a comparison is easy because a large home already exists next to similar property; noted that there was full sun at 10:00 a.m. today; stated similar structures were in full shade; the kitchen and eating areas are in the center of the house. Mayor Johnson opened the public portion of the hearing. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 3 December 5, 2006 | CityCouncil/2006-12-05.pdf |