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PlanningBoard | 2006-10-09 | 4 | Member Ezzy Ashcraft was satisfied that the applicant and her architect have worked and been responsive to staff's suggestions. She would have voted against the first design, but believed this design was considerably better. She believed it was sufficiently compatible with the area, and was satisfied with this staff report. She noted that this was a legal use in an appropriate zone. Member Mariani understood that this was not an historic home, but believed that the Design Guidelines should be applied to other homes. She believed this neighborhood had a unique charm, and did not believe that a homeowner's building rights must always trump the rights of the neighbors. Vice President Cook agreed with Members Ezzy Ashcraft and Cunningham, and believed that the Board has had to balance the issue of change and growth with the needs of neighborhoods over the years. She believed that unilaterally saying that someone could not build a second story effectively downzoned the entire City. She complimented the applicant and architect on their hard work with staff in revising this design. President Lynch noted that the Design Review Manual was used as a subjective guide, and that the Planning Board must consider the Alameda Municipal Code as a regulatory item. He emphasized that this was not an historic neighborhood, and that the homeowners may follow a certain process to make the neighborhood historic. This zoning was set by the zoning text that was consistent, under CEQA, with the General Plan. The Planning Board did not have the authority to change that language. He believed the changes in the design more than adequately addressed the Board's concerns since the first iteration. He was mindful that there was a difference of opinion within the Planning Board. M/S Cunningham/Kohlstrand to adopt Planning Board Resolution No. PB-06-34 to approve a Major Design Review, DR06-0002, to allow construction of an approximately 1,350 square foot second story addition, new deck and patio. AYES - 5; NOES - 2 (Mariani, McNamara); ABSTAIN - 0 Planning Board Minutes Page 4 October 9, 2006 | PlanningBoard/2006-10-09.pdf |