scale and bulk of the proposed single-family residential development as viewed from the <br />east. <br />The staff agrees with the applicant that existing vegetation from off site will obscure the <br />view of the proposed Capital Hill PUD. As evidence of their argument, they state that the <br />carriage house next to the applicantÈs home is not visible from the east or the west. It is <br />not visible from the east or the west because trees have not been removed on the <br />ridgeline. If the trees on the ridgeline were removed for construction of the proposed <br />Capital Hill PUD, the carriage house would be visible, just as the ApplicantÈs house is <br />visible from downtown and the university (see photo below taken from the University of <br />Oregon campus). <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />