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Alcala, Abigail From: Leslie Kato < Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2024 3:24 PM To: eComment Subject: Appeal Application No 2024-01 Amteiinfi((�in, Tlfis eu uffl nror Onawd fug-mnz onut;n de o, 'Cu y oro ' Sanm Anna. Use �� a°: f onn when opelfing :nflac4gun ews or finks I live 4 houses down from 2221 North Heliotrope Drive/Santa Ana/92706. They claim to be using the property for private use. That is not the case. I have personally seen school buses parked in front of the property (I have photos). I have also seen tour guides holding up signs for people to follow as they prepare to enter the backyard (I have photos). There was also a time when a news van was parked by the property. Mrs. Kieus is a falsifier Prior to a meeting regarding the erection of their Moon Pagoda (led by Jeff Katz in 2022), Mrs. Kieus told me directly that she, and her husband, were planning on making their backyard a cultural center. Hence, she explained the reason they were adding the Moon Pagoda" onto their property. After the meeting, where I repeatedly spoke strongly against the erection of the Moon Pagoda", she handed me a flyer and personally invited me to a Festival they (the Kieus) were having on their "for private use only" property. Why would you invite someone who you don't know and who spoke strongly about the misuse of their property onto your property? I have witnessed many times Mrs. Kuei blatantly lie to people. At a meeting with the Historical Committee, she requested changing the design of the roof from flat to one that would incorporate a slope/s. She stated that she could not afford to repair the flat roof. She claimed poverty. I don't remember what figure she gave, but it was in the six -to -seven -digit range. After her presentation, a gentleman, who had actually looked at their roof, stated the cost to repair it was around $10,000. We are all familiar with the tenting of the house to replace original windows after the Kieus were denied permission to do so. I understand at the last meeting, where the Kieus requested a height variance for their Moon Pagoda, the issue of the windows came up. I understand that she stated it would have cost her one million dollars to have saved/repaired the original windows. Who provided the quote? Has anyone seen a hard copy of this quote? What about other quotes? It would be odd not to get additional quotes for such a project. Has anyone seen any additional quotes? Lastly, by allowing a variance for the Kieus' Moon Pagoda, a precedence is being put in place that will allow anyone to request the same variance. I realize that the Pagoda is an antique and I understand the Kieus' desire to preserve it. But they should have researched City Codes before investing in it. The "ask forgiveness rather than ask permission" is the Kieus' go to, and it needs to be stopped. Leslie Kato