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treatment extended to property owners, and changing the color regulations in the future. In conclusion, Ms. Eisenwinter noted that staff's recommendation is that the Commission adopt a resolution recommending approval of Case RZ-99-01 by the City Council as shown on Exhibit "A" and Exhibit "B" (with the exception that staff's recommendations, as shown in Table 1 be incorporated into these exhibits), and forward the proposed Code amendment and guideline amendment to the City Council for review at a public hearing. Discussion ensued relating to the reason for limiting the size of the house, whether regulations apply to houses on the east side, clarification of staff's recommendation on Page 7, Table 1, whether variances are allowed, clarification of issues relating to landscaping in the front yards, boundaries for lot visibility, use of fencing, and definition of first tier lots and clustered lots. PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Phil Rowe, concerned citizen, noted that the Lemoine application will be before the Commission in the upcoming weeks and that the applicant has worked with staff on the architecture, the grading, and fulfilling the spirit of the District. He commented on the number of hours that have been speat with staffto address the Commission's concerns. Neil Nelson, 8088 Bethel Lane, expressed concern with the issue of property fights for the citizens of Pleasanton. He noted that the proposed ordinance is more restrictive than the previous ordinance presented at the recent workshop and that the citizens of Pleasanton did not request that the ordinance be more restrictive. Mr. Nelson provided a memorandum, dated February 23, 2000, to the Commission and highlighted information contained in the memorandum for the Commissioners' information. Scan Lemoine, 4456 Foothill Road, noted he is speaking on behalf of his family. He stated that due to his waiting to build on his property, his property is now subject to the new guidelines. He expressed concern with the size of the homes allowed by the guidelines. Mr. Lemoine stated that his family has owned the property for 24 years, that no entity is concerned that their views have been affected by development, and that Foothill Road residents' views are not taken into consideration. He expressed concern with the tree ordinance and requested that homeowners be required to plant new trees. He noted that there are only a few bnildable lots left on Foothill Boulevard. Mr. Lemoine noted that the last homeowners are being penalized by the reslrictions regarding buildable lot size and the requirement for additional landscaping. He commented on the homes that were annexed into the City. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Discussion ensued relating to the number of buildable lots remaining in the Foothill Corridor Overlay District and issues relating to lancing. The Commission noted they would be in favor of open fencing. Chairperson Roberts noted her support with having single-story homes and suggested that single-story homes be allowed a 30 percent FAR. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES February 23, 2000 Page 6