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From:Mitre-Ramirez, Norma <br />To:Bernal, Sarah; Barela, Rosa <br />Cc:Huizar, Maria; Orozco, Norma <br />Subject:FW: Zoning Administrator: Re: This morning"s Public Hearing on "Minor" Exception to exceed fence height <br />Date:Wednesday, May 10, 2017 6:59:37 AM <br />I’m passing along comment for your review and/or comment. <br /> <br /> <br />Kind Regards, <br /> <br />Norma Mitre <br />Sr. Deputy Clerk of the Council <br />City of Santa Ana | Clerk of the Council Office <br />20 Civic Center Plaza | Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />714-647-5237| nmitre@santa-ana.org <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />From: bobi keenan [mailto:fosca94@gmail.com] <br />Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 6:54 AM <br />To: eComment <eComment@santa-ana.org> <br />Subject: Zoning Administrator: Re: This morning's Public Hearing on "Minor" Exception to exceed <br />fence height <br /> <br />I am not able to attend the meeting this morning, but want to express my opinion. <br /> <br />I am very opposed to granting the request to raise the fence height around the property at 1904 <br />N. Heliotrope Drive. If I remember correctly, the owner wants to put a 6 foot fence around this <br />distinctive and beautiful house on a large corner lot. No matter how "sensitive" the design of <br />such a structure is to the architecture of the house, it will make it look more like a compound <br />than a historic property. <br /> <br />I was under the impression after attending the HRC special meeting where this request was <br />presented to the commission, that they recommended denial. Now I see staff is recommending <br />approval. <br />This is puzzling. <br /> <br />There is a very good reason that the neighbors are against granting this variance. Heliotrope <br />Drive is one of the most beautiful streets in Southern California. This fence will have an <br />adverse effect on all the properties on that street....it will stick out like a sore thumb. It is not <br />fair to the other property owners. <br /> <br />This is just one property, but if you approve this request, it will serve as an open invitation for <br />others to seek similar variances which will be difficult to deny. It will set a very undesirable <br />precedent and adversely affect the character of our neighborhoods. <br /> <br />I urge you to deny this request. <br />33