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are pet-friendly and have many gardening areas on their properties as well as a golf amenity. Mr. Aschenbrenner stated that the garden terraces are two-story flats in buildings that are broken up with courtyards. He described the units as having glass on both sides and presented an example of a community in Southern California. He stated that the clubhouse building would be 70,000 square feet and would have many recreational amenities. He indicated that they would take excess dirt and build up a ramp such that a person will enter onto the second floor, and there would be another ramp which can service trucks at a separate level and separated from homes at the back by a retaining wall. He presented a front elevation of the building which showed only the second floor of the building. He concluded by presenting an example of a swimming pool, elevations of the independent living units, nine-foot high ceilings, courtyards, transportation services, the health center, and a phasing plan for parking. He noted that that it will most likely take eight to ten years to complete the building of the project. Commissioner Blank stated that he noticed that in the Hendrick Automotive package, it is stated that the Hendrick property is outside the Airport Protection Area (APA). He indicated that be believed an edge of it was inside the APA as defined by Alameda County in 1993, noting that a condition of approval on page 21 states that “dwelling unit shall not be located east of the Airport Protection Area Line from Livermore Municipal Airport documented by Alameda County Land Use Commission in 1993.” He added that earlier it states that “Grantee hereby acknowledges and agrees to the properties located within the vicinity of an active airport but is outside the Airport Protection Area.” He requested clarification from staff. Ms. Giffin stated that Hendrick Automotive was actually in the APA boundary and that the APA line for the CLC project runs just east of the villas and the health center. She added that there is an Airport Safety Zone line that was adopted by the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC), which is separate from the APA line and runs east of El Charro Road. Commissioner Blank noted that on page 19 of the Appendix Conditions for the Hendricks Automotive report, the third and fourth lines from the bottom state “…outside the City of Livermore’s designated Airport Protection Area.” He stated that he believed that was not correct based upon Ms. Giffin’s comments. Ms. Giffin stated that the reference was a requirement from the EIR that goes on every single approval within the Staples Ranch project, according to the Pre-Development and Cooperation Agreement. Commissioner Blank reiterated that he felt it was not correct and that this is a legal issue for the City Attorney to review. He recalled that there were lengthy discussions about not having assisted living up against El Charro Road because of the Airport Protection Area and Airport Safety Zone. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 24, 2009 Page 6 of 22