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Board of Adjustment Meeting Minutes October 19, 2016 Page 13 of 16 a way that the adjacent home is one-half story higher than ours due to lot elevation change and is quite imposing from our perspective. It literally looms over us. There is a direct line of site from their deck into our entire outside area, all along the south side of our house and into our interior living and dining area. The loss of privacy goes both ways as we too will be looking up our neighbors' figurative skirts when they try to enjoy their deck view. Other patio homes in Steel Ranch have a similar 10' side yard; however, their outdoor spaces adjoin the garages of their neighbors. They are designed in a way that protects each resident's privacy. This consideration goes to criterion 5. We are asking for relief from the 5' setback rule so that we can build a simple wooden pergola which will help to mitigate the line of sight issue for both parties. While we understand the need for some standards and rules to be set when a new development is in the planning stages, we do believe that our situation warrants another look. Commission Questions of Applicant: Ewy says I want to make sure I understand entirely that it is loss of privacy because you have a sight line from another living space into your living space. Rensberger says yes. Ewy asks did you explore fully covered decks that would give you more covered space. Are you married to the pergola? Are you working with an arc '° ct? Did they look at ways to create a structure that would comply with setbacks but still ou that privacy you are seeking? Mary Beth Rensburger says that would give u -s extension . our home which isn't reasonable. Ewy says you can extend within 2' of your property Mary Beth says we did not explore that. I was surprise I came to apply for a building permit and was told we needed to have our support pos t down the middle of our patio, which is 9.5' deep. Our contractor suggested for a 30' run, .uld have three to four posts at the very least. You can't get a table in there and you'd bump! if you pulled your grill away from the wall. The final post would be centered in the middle of s that lead to the other part of our side yard which is a lower level. It's not so much the coverage out from the house as it is the support posts which would make it infeasible. Ewy asks if the contractor discussed any othe uctural options or shortening the covered span. Mary Beth says we talked to him before we app for the permit. He has not been involved with us except to say, you must get an answ Rensberger says that cantilevering would wolrett he ends, but what about the middle. Can we reasonably do this? Meseck says the 6' fence cannot be raised without another variance, is that correct? Rensberger says yes. DeJong says if you were to adhere to the 5' setback, have you looked at metal options. Has there been any discussion with the Lanterns HOA with regard to the planting of strategic trees? Mary Beth says we have talked to the Lanterns HOA and they are not doing landscaping yet, so there has been no firm commitment that it will look any different than it does now with the existing properties that have been landscaped. The trees currently are 30' apart. DeJong says the cost of a couple of trees versus the cost of a pergola, whether the offer of a couple of trees in that location once they filled out, might provide you with adequate screening. Meseck says regarding the patio itself, is it already built? Rensberger says it is 9.5' out from the house and 30' long. It was built before the fence and before the Lanterns was rezoned. We did not know if there would be a fence or whether we would install a fence. We did not want to take any chances and have to adjust the patio. Mary Beth says we are the only property that abuts there. There is an alley way that separates another line of houses and a tree landscaped area that gives them about a 55' buffer. To us, this seems unique. DeJong says with regard to the actual pergola construction, the only materials you looked at were wood.