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stated that he has been a 32-year resident of Pleasanton, and a 32-year neighbor of Dr. Yee. He commented that the Yees have been great neighbors. Mr. Lemoine and his wife just wanted to say that they were there to lend their support to the project. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Mr. Inderbitzen thanked Mr. Lemoine and his wife for their support and discussed how Dr. Yee went from door to door to survey the neighbors regarding his project proposal. He noted that there was no one present in the audience to object to the proposal. . He then explained how when the Staff Report came out, Dr. Yee went door to door, Lemoine pro and across street. Got support form all.concurred, no one here to object due to his effort…understand project Commissioner Narum asked Joseph Gorney, the project architect, to explain the height calculation on page 9 of the staff report. Mr. Gorney s. Mr. Gorney explained that the City calculates the height of a building as the difference between the lowest and highest points of the building. He noted, however, that because this calculation method would not work for a project with significantly sloping building pads, a 30-foot height restriction following the grade of the hill was agreed upon. He added that certain restrictions are in place, including not measuring upward from pads built up more than five feet; adding any retaining walls within 25 feet of the building to the height because they are visible as part of the building; and requiring horizontal breaks such as a roof or stone line for any outside wall taller than 25 feet. Mr. Gorney indicated that he had met with Jerry Iserson and discussed other City rules. Mr. Gorney added that to give the Yee’s an additional option for lighting, a cupola that would be four feet higher was allowed in a 144-square-foot area but would have to be within the building rather than outside. Commissioner Narum asked Mr. Pavan if Mr. Gorney’s explanation of the height calculation was properly referenced in the Conditions of Approval with respect to bBuilding sStandards. Mr. Pavan replied that sStaff had revised the condition to reflect the standard for West Foothill Road Overlay District.. Commissioner Narum inquired if if this issue was something that needed to be worked out as part of the design guideline. Mr. Pavan said yes.Mr. Pavan confirmed. Commissioner Narum asked Mr. Gorney how he felt about the idea of making Lot 4 smaller than the specified maximum of 8,500 square feet to lessen the visual impact and make the lesser visible lots larger. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 13, 2008 Page 14 of 26