FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Second-Story OKd Despite Protests

The City Council agreed Tuesday to allow a homeowner to continue a second-story expansion of her home despite her neighbors’ protests.

A neighbor had appealed a Planning Commission vote to the City Council that allowed Katina Frudakis to add a second story to her home at 9177 McBride River.

After that complaint was filed, two other neighbors joined in asking the City Council to deny the application. They complained that the height of the building would block out the sun, impede their view and infringe upon their privacy.

But council members agreed with the Planning Commission’s ruling. They said the proposed construction was allowed under Fountain Valley building codes and that the addition would not be unusual in a neighborhood with similar two-story homes.