To Mayor Mohler and Council Members Trippe, Reeves, Knight and Mckee-Cant, We are Joel and Sherry Breitigam and we reside at 6920 Yount Street in the Crossroads Complex. Sherry moved to Yountville in 1995 and purchased her home on Yount St. in 1997. Joel has lived at this address since 2003.
We will be greatly impacted by the proposed Oak&Vine subdivision on the Yountville Crossroads. A two-story house is to be built 5 feet from our shared back fence, whereas our home is setback 16 feet from the shared property line and fence. The proposed house has been situated so that a “side yard” is next to our fence as opposed to a backyard. This means different setback requirements are in place. The home next to us (6922) owned by Steve and Kim Cook will also be impacted by this two-story house. It seems unnecessary and thoughtless to build new houses so close to our homes that were established in 1982.
The Oak&Vine development does not appear to have the best interests of surrounding homes in their plans. They are asking for a gated development in our safe community and placing houses in positions that do not take into consideration the long-established neighborhoods.
We are asking that the Town Council look further into the impact that the positioning and size of houses being built will have on our lovely neighborhood.
Respectfully,
Joel and Sherry Breitigam
Yountville