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PlanningBoard | 2019-09-09 | 3 | Heather Quinones said she lives over the proposed restaurant and the use will have significant impacts on her household. She said the construction activities have been extremely disruptive. She urged the board to vote no on the patio. Cynthia Bonta said the patio is a shared space between the restaurant and the residents. She said the permit takes away rights of the residents to use the patio. She said the use permit should not be approved. Nelson Layag said we have to consider what the benefits are and at who's expense they come. He said we have to consider the health and welfare of our renters. He asked the board to vote against the use permit. Brett Bye handed out some images of the property. He said he did not want to be the ambience for the restaurant patrons. He said the exhaust fans would create noise along with the people using the patio. He raised concerns for the wellbeing of a nearby resident with severe disabilities. Cari Lee Donovan said her home is 11 feet from the proposed patio space on the second floor of a Victorian. She said the proposal would turn a private space into a public space where her privacy would be invaded. She had several friends start speaking over each other to simulate the noise that the patio would produce and demonstrate how unlivable the situation would be for residents who could not get away from the noise. Leslie Chaires expressed concerns for the patio use permit. She said the tenant has failed to follow the rules about when construction activities are permitted. She said the activities have negatively impacted her. Sammy Gutierrez said this situation reminds him of the experience of the Bayview Apartment building where construction violations and noise pollution served as de-facto constructive evictions. He asked the board to vote no on the use permit. Holly Lim said she lives above the restaurant location and her windows face the patio. She said the noise would have a major impact on her right to quiet enjoyment of her home. She said the result may be partial constructive eviction. She said no effort was made to protect tenants from the construction activities. She said her complaints to City departments have been received dismissively with no remedy. She urged a no vote on the use permit. Laura Ho said she lives above the restaurant, directly above the new exhaust. She said she is concerned about pollutants. She said the exhaust will definitely impact her right to have fresh air. Laura Woodard said that the Alameda Renters Coalition stands with the renters in opposition to the use permit. She said the permit may result in constructive eviction. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 3 of 11 September 9, 2019 | PlanningBoard/2019-09-09.pdf |