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trail would be placed on Mr. Bach's property, as part of an agreement to share the land obligation of the required pedestrian access. He reported that Mr. Bach has expressed a concern with the timing of the installation, in that Mr. Bach currently grazes horses on the northern part of his property and he would like to continue to do so. He also advised that Mr. Bach has expressed a concern with the interface of children feeding his animals and things of that nature; therefore, Mr. Bach would like to defer the installation until he ultimately develops his property some time in the future. Mr. Plucker reported that staff has received correspondence and a petition from some of the neighbors to the north requesting that the path be installed now. He advised that in order for that to happen it would probably have to be exclusively on Mr. Bozorgzad's property, resulting in additional implications. He reported that staff has also received letters from Mr. Bach, a petition that was circulated earlier, and a letter from another neighbor stating that they do not have a big concern with the trail installation, but that they would prefer it to be deferred as well. He noted that staff is recommending concurrence with the applicant's proposal to allow for the trail to be provided for, part of it to be installed, and the remainder of the trail to be installed in the future. Mr. Plucker advised that staff is recommending approval of the proposed development plan and design guidelines, with the modifications as presented in staffs memorandum which was distributed to the Planning Commission. He noted that there are two areas in which staff does not support the applicant's request to modify the conditions. The first is the hours of construction. He noted that staff is recommending that the construction hours be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding all Federal holidays, and this would not allow weekend construction. He indicated that the applicant would like to have some limited hours on the weekend. He noted that staff's recommendation is a result of the complaints received because of the Greenbriar construction on Saturday. He advised that the other issue is stafi~s recommendation for 20% F.A.R., excluding 600-square-feet for garages on lots 2, 3, and 4. He noted that staffs recommendation would limit the future homes on lots 2 and 3 to just under 4,000 square feet (excluding 600 square feet for garage area), and under 7,000 square feet (excluding 600 square feet for the garage area) for lot 4. He reported that the applicant has requested a maximum square footage of 4,000 for lots 2 and 3, and up to 7,500 square feet for lot 4. Discussion ensued regarding potential grading, and the view and privacy impacts on existing neighbors; the potential pathway route as presented in the North Sycamore Specific Plan; the Greenbriar construction hours; easements for the path; tree mitigations; visual analysis requirements; and the side yard setback recommendation. Commissioner Roberts noted that she has spoken with the applicant. PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED The applicant, Hoss Bozorgzad, 6546 Arlington Drive, stated that he purchased the property in 1994 with the intention of building a home for his family and providing a home for his in-laws in the existing home. He provided an overview of the processing of his application for a PUD over the last several years. Mr. Bozorgzad noted that he is requesting that the Planning Commission allow construction work on Saturdays, limiting the work from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. He would also like the Planning Director to PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Page 12 August 25, 1999