here are examples of harold stoner english style homes with dormers. it's clear that dormers are characteristic of balboa terrace and harold stoner homes. our house is to the north of hers. based on the trajectory of the sun, our dormers never come in between her house and the sun. the d.r. requestor claims we didn't notify neighbors or the h.o.a. about our plans throughout the process. they state that we refused to meet with neighbors. over the last two years, our house has gun through numerous neighborhood notification and involved. this includes showing the architectural plans to 100 neighbors individually through our own petition. we have a lot of support for our project. we have gotten 103 signatures from 69 homes. this represents 24% of all the homes in balboa terrace. the d.r. requestor has a fair number of signatures, but we have reason to believe they're not obtained in good faith. we spoke with some people that signed a petition of opposition but asked to sign and were refused. we were told that we were house flippers or we're not allowed to