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A
A
B
Okay,
well,
the
juxt
of
my
my
property
is
a
two-story
duplex
with
the
basement.
I
purchased
it
in
2019.
B
Unfortunately,
when
I
purchased,
I
was
not
aware
that
the
county
had
just
approved
a
major
construction
project
right
behind
Mine
by
taking
the
existing
Westmont
shopping
center,
which
was
a
one-story
building
with
a
big
parking
lot
and
turning
it
into
a
six-story
mixed
juice
apartment
building.
According
to
the
Columbia
Pike
form-based
code,
and
since
that
time
it
began.
The
construction
began
in
November
around
November
2021,
the
that
the
demolition
itself
resulted
in
a
huge
blow
up
of
dust
and
the
whole
Community
was
concerned
that
we
were
exposed
to
asbestos.
B
We
couldn't
go
outside
and
breathe.
We
had
dust
all
over
our
cars,
our
lawn
furniture
and
then
in
February
of
2022
I
found
out
that
I
would
no
longer
have
access
to
my
driveway,
which
was
in
the
back
alley
joining
the
that
construction
project
I
found
out
by
finding
out
there
was
a
fence
put
up
not
by
notification
from
the
county
or
communication
by
the
construction
company.
It
was
just
blocked.
B
B
Avenues
for
Relief
were
how
to
address
this,
so
I
just
had
to
accept
it
had
no
access
to
a
driveway,
so
basically
I
I
own,
a
property
that
has
a
driveway
I
pay
taxes
for
a
driveway
I,
don't
have
a
driveway,
and
to
this
to
this
day,
I
I
had
to
ask
permission
because
I
needed
to
remove
a
couple
of
trees
for
my
property.
So
I
had
to
ask
that
project
management
team.
B
If
I
could
have
access
to
my
driveway
to
do
that
and
their
response
was
oh
we're
going
to
be
repaving
the
alley
in
the
next
three
weeks
as
if
that
meant
just
wait
and
the
county
manager,
they
had
told
me
you
can
have
access
any
time,
but
that
wasn't
apparently
the
case.
So
I
wrote
back
and
said,
and
I've
been
cop
copying
the
county
and
getting
trying
to
get
their.
B
You
know
support
on
all
these
interactions
and
they
finally
I
said
what
day
this
week
can
I
have
access
to
my
driveway
and
they
gave
me
a
day
last
week,
so
I
could
remove
some
trees.
But
now
it's
closed
again.
So
you
know
it's
not
free
access,
I'm,
not
free
to
use
my
property
as
it's
intended
at
one
point.
Even
when
they
told
me
I
would
have
access
to
my
driveway.
B
They
installed
a
row
of
about
10,
porta
potties
and
two
of
them
were
right
in
front
of
my
driveway
and
so
I
was
dealing
with
the
county
on
that
issue
and
the
project
management
team,
and
it
wasn't
until
the
project.
You
know
the
county
got
involved
and
said
you
know
she
does
not
need
porta,
potties
right
behind
her
driveway
and
I
also
said:
there's
no
way,
I
could
access
my
driveway.
B
If
you
put
porta
potties
there
and
I
don't
enjoy
smelling
them,
while
I'm
enjoying
my
backyard
and
just
the
whole
construction
project,
the
the
homeowners
that
sold
it
to
me
in
2019,
they
put
it
on
the
market
right
after
they
found
out
the
county
approved
this
project,
the
homeowners
that
lived
right
next
door
to
me.
B
They
put
their
property
on
the
market
right
before
the
demolition
began,
and
those
homeowners
were
also
unsuspecting
and
I
I
met
them
when
they
came
in
the
day
they
closed
and
the
construction
was
beginning,
and
they
said
what
is
this
and
I
said?
Oh,
it's
a
six-story
building,
that's
going
to
be
put
up
behind
your
property
and
the
woman
the
wife's
mouth
dropped.
She
went.
Oh
my
God,
you
know
so
we
have
been.
You
know
in
a
sense,
duped.
We
paid
high
prices
for
these
properties,
not
realizing.
B
You
know
what
was
coming
and
so
they're,
not
the
same
properties
that
we
we
bought,
and
it's
unfortunate
that
the
county
has.
You
know,
created
this
Columbia
Pike
form-based
code,
but
it's
not
tailored
to
what
is
developed
and
where
you
know
what
it
impacts.
You
know
in
homes
that
are
right
behind
it,
so
they
have
these
boxes
that
they
think
are
desirable
and
they
put
on
every
every
corner
or
all
along
Columbia
Pike.
But
in
this
case
you
know
there
are
homes
that
are
impacted.
B
You
know
I'm
right
on
the
corner
of
this
building,
and
so
now
I
sit
in
my
backyard
and
I
look
up
at
a
six-story
building
with
people
who
will
be
moving
in
and
looking
down
at
me.
I
have
you
know
the
sun
doesn't
turn
and
I
don't
see
the
sun
after
about
2
p.m?
B
It's
just
you
know
that
it's
just
not
what
I
had
intended
when
I
purchased
just
here,
I
loved
my
backyard
I
loved,
the
the
neighborhood
the
trees
is,
is
just
not
the
same
and
I
understand
you
know.
Development
is
important,
but
sensible
development
and
development
and
consideration
of
other
neighbors
is
also
very
important
and
I
I
really
wish
that
there
had
been
more
information,
more
communication
from
the
county
and
maybe
even
a
staggered
design
that
didn't
have
a
building
straight
up
six
stories.
B
Okay,
oh
well,
there
was
two
I'm,
not
the
only
property
that
was
impacted
during
this
construction.
There's
another
property
that
also
had
a
alley
facing
driveway
that
was
right
off
of
Glebe,
Road
and
9th
Street
or
I
guess
they
were
technically
all
along
Glebe
Road,
but
it
was
I've,
never
found
out
what
went
into
the
County's
consideration
for
granting
a
permit
like
this
for
waiving
a
lot
of
the
even
waving
a
lot
of
the
Columbia
Pike
form-based
code
requirements.
B
B
So
it's
completely
a
box
on
every
inch
of
the
property,
and
you
know
the
the
permit.
You
know
granting
a
permit
where
you
blocked
homeowners
property.
It's
just
mind-boggling,
I
I
was
like
talking
to
the
county.
I
was
like
how?
How
could
they
do
this
and
they
just
seemed
to
be
oblivious
or
they
don't
want
to
admit
fault,
and
they
you
know
they
told
me.
Well,
you
can
protest
your
your.
Your
tax
assessment,
that
was
that,
was
about
my
only
Avenue
for
addressing
any
of
these
issues
that
I
had
okay,
I,
think
I.
C
Good
morning
board
this
property
was
inspected
on
313
2023,
on
the
exterior
of
the
property.
The
property
is
a
two-story,
brick
veneer
side-by-side
home
with
finished
basement.
It
has
two
bedrooms
and
two
full
baths.
The
year
built
is
1939
and
effective
ages.
2001.
the
quality
is
good,
minus
and
finished
square
footage
is
1173..
It
was
purchased
on
10
21
19
for
626
thousand
and
was
a
valid
sale
that
we
used
in
the
2021
analysis.
C
The
apollon
feels,
due
to
the
Westmont
shopping
center
construction
that
began
in
2021.
It
has
lowered
the
value
of
the
property.
The
appellons
neighborhood
508071
increased
on
average
1.4
due
to
sales
that
occurred
within
the
analysis
period
and
within
the
neighborhood.
Along
with
the
exterior
inspection,
the
interior
of
the
property
was
virtually
inspected
and
changes
were
made
to
the
following,
while
researching
good,
plus
good
and
good
minus
properties
within
the
neighborhood.
The
subject's
call
Quality
was
changed
from
good
plus
to
good.
C
The
property
seems
to
be
in
between
good
plus
and
good
minus
when
reviewing
comparable
properties.
In
the
analysis,
due
to
the
changes
the
following,
due
to
the
changes
following
the
review,
the
Improvement
value
change
from
176
700
to
168
thousand
three
three
hundred
the
total
value
went
from
623
300
to
614
900..
C
The
department
recognizes
the
difficulty
the
homeowner
is
having
with
the
construction
happening
behind
their
property.
Although
the
construction
is
limiting
to
the
entrance
of
the
subject's
property.
The
department
sees
this
as
a
temporary
circumstance
and
no
adjustments
are
regularly
made
for
these
situations.
Arlington
is
constantly
under
construction.
We
expect
contractors
and
vendors
to
be
respectful
of
our
owners
access
to
their
properties.
This
is
similar
to
when
we
have
two
neighbors
dispute
over
street
parking
or
blocking
each
other's
driveways.
C
The
department
recognizes
the
situation,
but
we
cannot
reflect
these
disputes
or
possible
violations
in
the
in
the
assessed
value.
As
a
result
of
the
review,
the
virtual
and
interior
and
physical
exterior
inspection
and
the
information
submitted,
we
we
determined
the
assessment
needed
to
be
changed,
causing
a
decrease
in
value.
We
recommend
that
the
board
confirm
confirm
the
revised
lowered
assessment
of
614
900
to
be
fair
and
Equitable.
Thank
you.
D
From
the
Department
comparable,
three,
all
the
subject
and
comparables
are
all
very,
very,
very
similar
properties
for
sure.
I
was
just
wondering
why
you
picked
this
one
versus
the
the
unit
next
door
across
the
street,
or
something
because
this
seems
to
be
an
outlier
to
be.
C
Well,
when
we
looked
at
the
analysis,
I
believe
that
finding
an
assessment
it
was,
it
is
an
assessment
comp.
It's
not
a
say:
it's,
not
a
comp
from
within
the
analysis
period.
C
We
found
it
to
be
fairly
similar,
it's
a
little
more
updated,
but
the
interior
information
seems
to
be
very
like
very
similar
to
the
subject
and
similar
square
footage.
So
I
believe
that's
why
we
used
that
one.
D
A
Thank
you.
Okay,
I
have
a
couple
questions
for
the
county
on
the
that
size.
What's
the
for
the
neighborhood,
what's
the
standard
lot
size.
C
C
It's
a
r27
and
the
standard
square
footage
is.
C
E
A
Oh,
that's,
fine,
okay,
all
right
and
then,
when
you
were.
A
F
C
C
We
we
are
able
to
see
that
it
is,
it
is
influencing.
The
construction
is
influencing
her
ability
to
access.
C
Okay,
but
it's,
but
we
look
at
the
sales,
and
so
we
can't
necessarily
I
guess
it's.
We
look
at
it
as
more
of
a
violation
in
code
enforcement
and
and
I
think
that
the
homeowner
said
that
she
tried
to
contact
the
County
manager
and
I.
Think
that's
the
route
I
would
have
told
her
I.
Don't
know
why
the
assessment,
because
we
look
at
the
sales
and
if
the
sales
aren't
impacted,
then
you
know
if.
A
A
A
A
C
C
E
Right
mystery,
I'll
start
with
the
candidate
I'm,
not
saying
should
be
done.
What
is
the
outcome
when
this
is
this
alley
going
to
go
back
into
use?
One
I
can't
understand
why
they're
allowed
to
block
the
alley
to
start
with
right,
but
is
this
when
this
project
is
built
a
year
from
now
we're
back
into
use?
Is
that
alley
there
and
I.E
your
driveway
going
to
be.
G
D
H
H
F
A
B
Yeah
they
well
they've,
told
me
in
the
a
few
months
ago,
the
the
project
manager,
the
construction
company,
said
they
were
looking
at.
Actually
they
they
said
May
or
maybe
June
or
July.
You
know,
there's
just
no
defendant,
definitive
time
frame
and
the
county
is
okay
with
that
the
county
has
not
put
us
a
hard
deadline
like
you
must
open
this
alley
by
this
date
and
they're
not
controlling
this
project.
They're,
allowing
the
projects,
the
construction
company
to
dictate
everything,
and
but.
H
B
The
future
it'll
be
for
exactly
the
way
it
was
before
very
narrow,
Alleyway
entrance,
I
think
from
a
pike
and
exit
from
Glebe,
but
I,
don't
know
how
that's
going
to
work,
but
they've
also
installed
garages
all
along
that
that
Alleyway
for
their
loading,
unloading
and
entrances,
and
things
like
that.
B
The
County
manager's
constituent
services,
but
he's
departed
Arlington
here
he
left
for
a
better
job.
Recently,
So
lately
I've
been
dealing
with
Caitlyn.
H
Okay,
thank
you
for
that
and
then
I
just
want
to
ask
Miss
Churchill
the
two
questions.
One
is
what
was
the
Glebe
Road
adjustment
from
the
properties
that
are
on
Glebe
and
then
the
there's
a
sale
that
you've
got
32-22
I?
Think
it's
like
next
door,
the
other
duplex
there
from
2021.
That
was
not
a
coded
sale,
but
it
was
662.
501.
C
E
Okay
to
the
while
you're
doing
that
to
the
appellant
I
did
not
see
the
area
where
the
where
the
construction
alley
was
shut.
How
far
away
is
the
new
structure
from
the
alley
on
their
side
can.
A
F
H
C
Right
I'm,
seeing
that
it
was
it
sold
for
ten
thousand
under
it,
was
on
the
market
for
34
days.
C
C
H
C
Yes,
it
might
be
The
Outlaw,
like
an
outlet,
a
small
yeah.
I
F
C
It
does
have
a
smaller
lot
size,
so
the
land
is
going
to
be.
It
only
has
three
thousand
square
feet.
It
does
have
a
higher
quality
than
the
subject.
F
C
The
effective
age
on
the
on
the
neighbors
2000
and
then
the
subject
is
2001..
What
about
this
area
so
for.
I
C
Sure,
as
a
result
of
the
review
of
the
virtual
and
interior
and
physical
exterior
inspection
and
the
information
submitted,
we
did
determine
the
assessment
needed
to
be
a
change,
be
changed,
causing
a
decrease
in
value.
C
B
It
thank
you,
but
just
wanted
to
add
that
you
know
there
are
the
my
neighbors.
They
have
a
front
entrance
driveway
and
all
the
homes
that
are
impacted
by
this
construction
project
have
front
entrance
driveways
except
mine,
and
the
one
that's
on
Glebe
Road.
So
we
have
the
ones
been
the
ones
that
have
been
most
impacted,
but
the
entire
neighborhood
has
been
severely
impacted
by
the
construction
debris.
B
The
Noise,
the
height
of
the
building,
I'm
surprised,
others
aren't
protesting
as
well,
but
the
high
prices,
the
my
property
sold
for
that
I
purchased
and
my
neighbor
purchased
their
property,
for
that
was
not
reflective
of
what
was
occurring
during
this
construction
project
since
we
bought
before
that,
and
nobody
along
this
impacted
roadway
has
purchased,
are
any
of
these
properties.
Since
the
construction
began
and
I,
don't
think
anybody
could
possibly
try
to
sell
right
now.
H
H
From
a
backyard
of
you
know,
detached
residents,
so
I
would
like
I
kind
of
feel,
like
an
adjustment
is
necessary
on
the
land.
I
was
wanting
to
get
the
lead
just
for
kind
of
relative
perspective
of
traffic
on
fleet
versus
having
a
Giant
Shadow.
H
Your
backyard,
but
you
know
I,
think
five
percent
on
the
land
for
all
the
ones
on
the
south
side
of
ninth
that
are
right
up
against
Seattle
yeah
I
mean
it
takes
it
to
590
.
E
A
F
F
A
A
A
Because
I
think
the
impact
of
it
and
I
mean
we
can
look
at
this
next
year.
You
know
once
hopefully
it'll
be
finished
or
closer
to
being
finished,
to
see
what
the
impact
of
the
no
setback,
what
not!
But
for
this
for
the.
A
E
Ahead,
history,
leaning
towards
the
ten
percent,
so
five
for
this
now
but
she's
going
to
have
the
six-story
building
there.
That's
what
I
was
trying
to
understand
is
the
setback
really
that
close,
a
one-way
alley
is
the
only
NX
says
to
her
property
going
forward
with
a
six-story
building
right.
There
I
think
that's
a
longer
term.
D
Term
I
agree
with
all
that,
but
I
have
a
little
bit
different
spin
on
it.
There's
a
short
term
nuisance
here
and
it's
described
it
and
I.
Don't
know
necessarily
that
I
think
it's
an
illegal
taking
which
barns
were
here,
but
I
think
she's
owed
money
from
the
county,
she's
not
going
to
get
any
money
from
the
county.
Apparently
that's
they've
already
proved
it
and
so
I
absolutely
support
for
short
term
for
this
year.
D
It's
always
for
this
year,
and
we
do
but
I
mean
it
extra,
especially
for
this
year,
because
her
nuisance
shorter
is
an
issue
this
season,
so
I
would
support
five
or
ten
percent.
Ten
seems
kind
of
high,
given
she
can
still
access
her
house,
but
she
can't
access
her
driveway,
but
I
would
go
either
way
long
term
I
disagree
with
you.
I
mean
I,
agree
with
you
in
principle,
but
we
can't
determine
what
the
Market's
going
to
do
next
year.
Only
the
market
can
all
I'm
saying
is
setting.
D
I
Well,
yes,
I
kind
of
agree
with
Ken.
As
far
as
this
is
a
temporary
nuisance
under
any
construction
that
we've
seen
in
different,
you
know
different
areas
of
the
county,
but
I
thought
at
least
it
should
be
adjusted.
You
know
compared
to
the
one
next
door
that
is
assessed
lower.
You
know
there
is
a
difference
of
Thirteen
hundred
dollars
in
the
land.
I
If
that's,
if
the
size
is
going
to
make
a
difference,
but
the
effective
age
making
a
difference
from
one
year,
you
know
2000
to
2001,
making
a
big
difference
in
the
assessment.
I
think
you
know
it's
fair
enough
to
adjust
it
based
on
that.
So
if,
if
that
was
to
be
adjusted
and
also
the
1300
difference
in
the
land,
my
number
was
595
500.,
but
I
think
you
know.
Most
of
you
are
in
support
of
doing
at
least
a
five
percent
adjustment,
so
I
would
be
okay
with
that
yeah.
A
All
right
so
then
I'm
going
to
move
to
reduce
the
assessment
to
569
700,
based
on
a
10
adjustment
to
the
land,
for
the
inability
to
use
the
garage
or.
J
I
A
D
H
A
Let's
move
along
here:
do
we
have
Patrice
Jacobson.
A
I'm
here
and
we're
on,
and
we
have
Mr
King
okay.
So
the
last
case
we're
going
to
hear
today
is
rnbc
one:
eight
zero,
seven,
three
zero.
Two
six
at
114
North
Cleveland,
Ms
Jacobson.
You
can
start
with
your
eight
minutes
and
tell
us
about
this
property.
Thank.
J
You
so
I
purchased
the
property
back
in
2015.
J
J
I
I
have
a
very
small
lot,
smaller
than
those
that
have
been
used
in
the
comms,
but,
moreover,
the
front
of
my
lot
is
extremely
narrow,
so
we
don't
currently
have
a
driveway
or
a
garage,
and
it's
unlikely
because
of
how
narrow
the
front
of
my
lot
is
that
if
I
were
to
sell
the
house,
a
builder
would
be
able
to
buy
it,
put
in
a
new
build
and
include
a
driveway
and
a
garage
and
the
street
parking
gets
very
congested
here
because
we're
just
a
stone's
throw
away
from
our
local
neighborhood
elementary
school.
J
G
Good
morning
board,
this
is
a
two-story
single-family
home
with
three
bedrooms,
two
full
bathrooms
and
a
finished
basement.
It
was
built
in
1938
and
has
an
effective
age
of
1985
and
had
a
quality
of
good
plus.
Originally
the
exterior
of
the
property
was
inspected
and
the
interior
was
reviewed
through
photographs
submitted
by
the
appellant.
The
effective
age
of
1985
appeared
in
line
for
a
property
from
1938
with
an
updated
kitchen,
updated
bathrooms,
a
finished
basement
and
replacement
windows.
G
The
quality
of
good
plus
did
not
seem
in
line
with
the
neighborhood.
After
reviewing
the
record,
the
appellant
comparable
of
118
North
Cleveland
Street
is
a
similar,
smaller
property,
but
it
was
built
in
1990
and
had
a
quality
of
good,
which
was
lower
than
the
subject.
Property
to
start
with,
the
analysis
also
had
other
1920s
and
1930s
homes,
with
average
Range
quality.
So
to
reflect
this,
the
quality
of
the
subject
was
changed
from
good
plus
to
average
Plus.
G
The
size
of
the
property
is
controlled
through
a
lower
land
value.
But,
however,
much
of
that
value
is
on
the
property
as
a
home
site,
so
oftentimes
large
percentage
differences
in
size
aren't
always
going
to
correlate
directly
to
relative
differences
in
valuation.
G
I
think
the
prop
com,
the
comparables
provided
by
the
department,
are
strong
in
showing
the
values
hovering
around
that
one
million
dollar
Mark
for
smaller,
older
properties,
with
fewer
bathrooms
and
and
possibly
no
basement
or
no
basement
finish
so
in
reflection
of
the
comparables
provided
by
the
department
and
the
changes
made
to
the
record
for
Equalization
with
the
neighborhood,
the
county
recommends
a
confirmation
of
the
revised
2023
value
of
952
400.
Thank
you.
H
Yeah
Mr
Hoffman
yeah,
so
in
I
think
in
last
year,
the
year
before
we
blocked
two
years
because
it
was
like
a
series,
thousands
for
a
few
dollars,
really
small
yeah.
E
F
G
Well,
so
yeah
so
I
mean
land
valuation.
We
are
going
to
make
a
deduction
for
that
smaller
size.
You
know
the
app
the
average
lot
size
is
that
going
to
be
around
6000
for
that
R6,
but
yeah
we're
not
giving
any
further
reduction.
You
know
just
based
on
it
being
3
800
square
feet.
It
just
gets
the
deduction
for
those
that
square
footage
away
from
the
average
yeah.
G
So
the
property
is
smaller,
I
think
in
the
comps
you'll
see
that
there
are
quite
a
few
that
are
below
five
thousand
or
six
thousand
for
those
r5s
or
R6.
We
don't
make
any
adjustments
for
driveways.
G
G
So
again,
we
recommend
confirmation
of
the
revised
value
of
952
400.
Thank
you.
E
E
I
You
know,
based
on
this,
the
current
assessment
I,
don't
think
that
it's
a
an
unreasonable
increase
I
was
trying
to
see
whether
other
properties
were
comparable
as
far
as
the
land
assessment
of
similar
size,
but
everything
else
in
the
area
seems
to
be
in
line.
You
know,
I
think
the
adjustment
was
made
already
with
the
on
the
land
side,
so
I'm
I'm,
okay
with
it.
H
Yeah,
the
it
wasn't
so
much
making
a.
F
F
H
F
H
H
F
D
J
F
E
All
right,
yeah,
so
I'll
promotion
to
reduce.
A
A
A
Because
it
doesn't
show
up
things:
yeah,
okay,
the
last
case
on
the
agenda
was
withdrawn
on
523,
so
that
could
support
for
today.
So
does
anybody
else
have
anything.