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Ms. Harryman agreed but noted that it was the same for people, regardless of whether or not they have a mMaintenance aAssociation or homeowners association.Home Owners Association. Chair Blank disagreed, noting that an active homeowners associationHome Owners Association has the ability to file suit against the offending individual so the complainant would not have to. Ms. Harryman replied that if the homeowners association Home Owners Association is not active however,, the individual still has the ability to enforce CC&R’s on his or heryour own. In response to Chair Blank, she refined her reference to mMaintenance aAssociations to be more of a collection of individual owners acting jointly. Chair Blank concluded that the condition would have to be reworded to reflect that it is a mMaintenance aAssociation rather than a homeowners associationHome Owners Association. Commissioner Pearce questioned why grazing was limited to cattle and goats, and Mr. Pavan replied that this was a clerical error and other animals could also be added or specified. He added that the stables would need to be located in the building envelope area. Commissioner O’Connor recalled that at the workshop, there was a lengthy discussion regarding whether or not it was appropriate to use open space for vineyards. He noted that he was amenable to that but did not recall discussing other agricultural uses. He questioned how it evolved to having only grazing. Mr. Pavan replied that staff interpreted the Commission’s direction to have very strict restrictions on the open space area to keep it as open space in order to maintain the appearance of the property as natural as possible. He noted that grazing is allowed and that staff took conservative approaches in the context of the site and the corridor overlay district. He added that staff believes in the context of maintaining wide building separations, uninterrupted view corridors, and unencumbered views of the ridge. Commissioner O’Connor inquired whether he could feasibly plant an oak tree in his open meadow. Mr. Pavan replied that staff would view an oak tree as being in the context of re-forestation in the slope areas with native species reflecting the current predominant plant species currently there now. Mr. Pavan stated that staff administers its PUD’s and acts appropriately and carefully, and if in the future, staff discovers there is something about the PUD approval requiring modification, it can be done. He added that what is being done is reflective of what was done on the Austin property, where there are huge areas of PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 13, 2008 Page 16 of 26