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r In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Maas, Mr. Plucker noted that the screen landscaping would be perfonned prior to occupancy with the remaining landscaping to be conducted within six months. Commission Maas noted that landscaping is very important to this project. She expressed concern with the FAR and noted that the Commission can only base their decision on the figures presented. Chairperson Roberts commented on the drainage for the project, and noted the importance of the drainage being toward the hammerhead and not toward the Nelson property. She commended Mr. Perata for the removal of the dirt around the trees. She noted her desire to resolve the color issues of the home and requested that the applicants reconsider issues relating to the installation of a lawn. Chairperson Roberts commended staff and the applicant for utilizing native plants that do not require irrigation and for working with the neighbors to resolve areas of concern. Commissioner Sullivan commended staff for their detail and analysis of the project to the Foothill Corridor Overlay District guidelines. He stated that all lots in the area are highly visible and in close proximity to one another. He expressed concern with staff's recommendation for the color and with darkening the color by 1.5 percent. He expressed support for the recommendations made at the last meeting relating to the color value and utilizing the color value to base judgments on. He noted he would be in favor of the conditions specifying that the house color would be in the 40 to 80 percent color range and not specifying the specific color of the homes. He noted he did not have an issue with the color of the trim and spoke in favor of f. allowing flexibility for the homeowners with regard to color as long as it is within the less visible range. Discussion ensued relating to the color range for homes. Chairperson Roberts expressed concurrence with Commissioner Sullivan's statement relating to the color range. Commissioner Sullivan expressed concern with the FAR and questioned whether it is actually 24 percent, as indicated. He requested that the applicant submit a drawing of the site and the house with the calculations that indicate that the FARis 24 percent. He noted that this property is at the top of a visible lot and that the FAR looks to be 50 percent of the buildable lot. Discussion ensued relating to the 24 percent FAR. Commissioner Sullivan noted he would not be in support of approving the application. A motiell was made by Commissioner Maas, seconded by Chairperson Roberts, to approve Case Z-99-290 subject to the conditions listed in Exhibit "B," with an additional condition tllat coutruction work be Umited to Monday through Friday. r PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES February 9, 2000 Page 11