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Appeal Letter to the City of Roseville September 15,2006 Page 6 variance would result in the 1�orne structure being a mere two and one half feet (2%') closer to Dale Street than the structure at 1822 Dale Court. The Variance Board was concerned about the impact of allowing a full fifteen (15') foot variance along the entire frontage with Dale Court. This was the City Staffs recommendation to the Variance Board not 1��e Applicants' request. City Staff apparently felt that ilzis was the most flexible and practical option. The Applicants have enjoyed a positive and mutually respectful working relationship with City Staff in this process. Because of that worlcin� relationship and because of the fact that the Staffs reco�nmendaiioii would have allowed for more design flexibility, tl�e Applicants were not opposed to the Staff recommendation. However, the Applicants' original request is actually less intrusive and would s�ein to have caused less concern based on the matters raised at the Variance Board hearing. The Variance Board also had other minor concerns with the variance request, which are simply not actual problems. Certain neighbors have also raised concerns that the proposed home design could impede views to the South on Dale Street as traffic turns onto Dale Street from Dale Court. However, City Staff has previously addressed this issue at the tiine of the Minor Subdivision and nothing in the current request would create an impediment to these traffic views. A simple review of the sight lines on the schematic submitted with the current application demonstrates that this is just not an issue. There are no issues with traffic si�lzt lines or similar matters on the property with the house as proposed. The variances requested do not create these issues because t� home structure would be "squeezed" to the South side of the lot. Thus, there would not be any traffic visibility issues created by this pla�� or the variance permitted. The Applicants do not wish to create a safety issue for the neighborhood. In fact, while they no longer live in the immediate neighborhood, the Weleczkis have a particular affinity and fondness for the neighborhood after having raised their nine children there over 30 years. Tl�e position of the proposed house on the sight is such i1ia� it simply does not impede t1�e view for vehicles turning on to Dale Street. If this is a legitimate continued concern, the Applicants would welcome an opportunityto address it through design guidelines or other reasonable restrictions. Some of these have already occurred (e.g., there is a permit restriction on ��r:k fence to be installed on the property and landscape designs need to be approved by the City per the Minor Subdivision approval Resolution).