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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - August 17, 1992 Page - 12 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) Scott Edwards, 1473 Montrose Drive, said he was concerned because the site is narrow and steep, has a 20% grade, and consists of fill material . He said the conclusions in the report are not confident. He said the report is only valid for two years, and he is concerned the work would start at or near the conclusion of the two-year period and would not be done until after two years. He said the preliminary report leaves doubt as to the adequacy of the site. He said he was concerned how the project would be carried out and wanted to make the builder adhere to all standards. Mr. Fong, 1623 Edgehill Court, noted he has had to have three, separate repairs on his property since 1977. He said the soils report on his property indicated there was some kind of depression or ravine that was filled. He said he had to have piers as deep as 30 feet installed. He said, when his house was built, the drainage was put in upside down, and a number of problems have resulted. He said he wanted to make sure the City really looked into the drainage problems in the area, and he said he felt the slope of the property was more like 30%. Scott Banner and Mae Roberts, 1490 Montrose Drive, spoke. Ms. Roberts said her home is immediately below the subject property. She said she was concerned he was going to build a driveway around the edge of her property and said she did not like to see a driveway at eye level from her swimming pool . Mr. Banner said the driveway will go right through Ms. Roberts' back yard, trees will be taken down, and her privacy will be gone. He said it would be 30 feet from her pool to the driveway. Mayor Karp noted that, when you buy next to a vacant lot, you take the risk of eventually losing the view, trees, etc. He said you cannot control your neighbor, and you don't want your neighbor to control you. Ms. Roberts asked if there was any ruling regarding how close her neighbor could build his driveway to her property line. Mr. Silva said the Zoning Code requires a 10-foot setback on the side yard. Ms. Roberts said she bought her house right before the earthquake at peak prices, and she is concerned this project will de-value her property. Steve Emslie, Planning Manager, said the set backs are 20 feet for the front yards, 5 feet for interior side yards, and 15 feet for the rear yards. Loong-Fah Lu, the Applicant, said he provided 59 names and addresses of persons in favor of the project. He said only 6 families are opposing it. He said the slope of the site is the reason the neighbors are opposing it. He said he bought this property three years ago, and his engineers have been working with the City for two or three years. He said they have checked every point. He said today's technology is