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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - July 19, 1993 Page - 16 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) He said Mr. Carash is trying to create the nucleus of an apartment house. Mr. Porter said the zoning laws have been bent and made null and void by the City Council and the Planning people. He said there are deed restrictions that still apply and said he bought his property with zoning laws because that's what they liked and the zoning laws are to protect people who have already bought. He said people spend their whole lives getting a nest egg to buy a house, and they rely on the zoning laws to protect them. He said it is the duty of the City to protect those rights. He said he understands making zoning changes in the business or industrial community because it changes, but people don't want their homes to change. He said they want to have police protection, lights on the streets, and the streets kept in order. He said there is a lack of truth in this whole thing. Mayor Faria said Mr. Porter would be given closing arguments. Council Member Kerr asked Mr. Porter if the foundation would be inadequate for a two-story building. Mr. Porter said there is no foundation on the south side. It is a concrete patio. He said the north side is built on the sea wall . Council Member Kerr asked if it existed in 1957 when it was annexed to the City. Mr. Porter said it existed, but it was a squatter's shack. He said he spent 6 months after the storm trying to pull the debris from this property out of his place. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Robert Storer, Pellegrini Construction, Representing the Owner of the Property, said Neptune Drive is unlike any other part of San Leandro. He said there is a beautiful skyline, golfing, and boating. He said there are 22 properties that back up to the bay. He said most people don't move from Neptune Drive and hand their houses down. He said 46% of the back yard is under water. He said, typically, the lots are 280 feet deep and 57 feet wide. He said the Carash's have been on their property since 1956 and would like to live in the rear house and have their family move into the front unit. He said, of the 22 properties in the area, 1 lot conforms, 1 almost conforms, 1 is undeveloped, and the remaining 19 are non-conforming with 0 to 3-1/2- to 4-1/2-foot setbacks. He said many have structures in the rear. He showed slides of properties representative of the Neptune Drive area and representative of the non-conforming setbacks. He said the property owner is not asking for anything unusual or trying to set a precedent. He said they would be setting a precedent if they did conform. He said they are not changing the character of the neighborhood. •