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CC 12-21-2021 Item No. 25 SB9 Objective Standards and Regulations_Written CommunicationsRegulations CC 12-21-21 #25 SB9 Objective Standards and Regulations Written Comments 1 Melissa Robertson From:Lisa Warren <la-warren@att.net> Sent:Tuesday, December 21, 2021 12:28 PM To:City Council; City Clerk; City Attorney's Office; Piu Ghosh (she/her); Benjamin Fu Cc:Christopher Jensen Subject:CC Mtg input for SB9 Objective Standards Staff report/presentation. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the  sender and know the content is safe.    Thank you for the work on trying to limit the impacts of SB 9. These things are so very much needed. Below are some first pass notes/comments from me for that Agenda item tonight. I will send another email if I have the time to do so. Please DO read what is here thus far. Thank you. Lisa Warren - Balconies - Please prohibit any version of Balconies and Second Story Decks ( would be helpful to define those two terms since they are both used. Is there some distinction between the two labels?) Please select NO BALCONY (deck) option due to close proximity to neighbors and privacy concerns that are a continuing issue for residents already - No basements Please. due to close proximity to property line cost to build/affordable units ? Would a basement on it's own be a stand alone housing unit if they are to be allowed... ? Shrinking setbacks make all things worse - Outdoor space min 10 sf ? that is less than the size of a standard closet. - Privacy planting requirement as it exists today is even more of a problem if the list of trees is not updated to what is appropriate for even tighter spaces. - Solar - I believe that come January 2022, all new construction and 'rebuild' residential projects (including single family homes) will be required to install solar power systems. If the requirement for not blocking a percentage of 'existing solar' panels of adjacent properties with SB9 projects, it seems that there could be issues with 'future' (and required) solar that will now be 'required' - Was that discussed? 2 Thank you for your time and attention to my concerns.    Best regards,    Brooke Ezzat    1 Melissa Robertson From:Lisa Warren <la-warren@att.net> Sent:Tuesday, December 21, 2021 4:35 PM To:City Council; City Clerk Subject:Part 2 CC Mtg input for SB9 Objective Standards Staff report/presentation. CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the  sender and know the content is safe.    City Council, I did not capture all my 'notes' when cut and pasting to the initial email. I missed this one: -- As far as ADU's within SB9 projects, I request City Council to 'Disallow ADUs and/or Jr ADUs'. Thank you for previous comments, direction to staff, and consideration of what is best for our community at this moment in connection to this subject. Staff has produced something helpful and workable for tonight's discussion. Please read, or re-read the comments from my previous email (below). It would be helpful for Staff to explain, during tonight's meeting, the timeline for getting your decision finalized 'in time' for the required deadline. Not the best time of year to be faced with this... but oh so important. Thank you All. Lisa Warren On Tuesday, December 21, 2021, 12:28:17 PM PST, Lisa Warren <la-warren@att.net> wrote: Thank you for the work on trying to limit the impacts of SB 9. These things are so very much needed. Below are some first pass notes/comments from me for that Agenda item tonight. I will send another email if I have the time to do so. Please DO read what is here thus far. Thank you. Lisa Warren 2 - Balconies - Please prohibit any version of Balconies and Second Story Decks ( would be helpful to define those two terms since they are both used. Is there some distinction between the two labels?) Please select NO BALCONY (deck) option due to close proximity to neighbors and privacy concerns that are a continuing issue for residents already - No basements Please. due to close proximity to property line cost to build/affordable units ? Would a basement on it's own be a stand alone housing unit if they are to be allowed... ? Shrinking setbacks make all things worse - Outdoor space min 10 sf ? that is less than the size of a standard closet. - Privacy planting requirement as it exists today is even more of a problem if the list of trees is not updated to what is appropriate for even tighter spaces. - Solar - I believe that come January 2022, all new construction and 'rebuild' residential projects (including single family homes) will be required to install solar power systems. If the requirement for not blocking a percentage of 'existing solar' panels of adjacent properties with SB9 projects, it seems that there could be issues with 'future' (and required) solar that will now be 'required' - Was that discussed? Also... will SB9 projects be subject to the same requirement for solar (state law) that will kick in next month ? If not, Why?