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recommendations. Staff also added Condition 38.d. requiring the landscaping of these lots to comply with Califomia's Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance. The applicant concurs with this addition. The Planning Commission questioned the applicant on the criteria used to prepare the photo simulations. Joseph Gorny, project architect, replied that the photo simulations though preliminary are based on the six -lot plan and utilized homes that he designed on other hillside areas. He added that they are applicable to the four -lot plan, included the floor area of the garage, and varied from 5,500 square feet for Lot 4 to 7,000 square feet for Lot 1 and for Lot 3. He added that Lot 3 of the six -lot plan was the most visible lot to Foothill Road of the previous proposal and was deleted from the four -lot plan. He noted that the preliminary designs calculated building height based on a 30 -foot slope plane but was not limited by the 40 -foot maximum height standard now recommended by staff. The Planning Commission concurred with the applicant. No additional condition was required by the Planning Commission. Existing Trees: Mr. Tim Belcher, representing the California Native Plant Society, commended staff and the applicant for their work on improving the proposal. He inquired as to the feasibility of preserving the Heritage Trees Nos. 100, 101, 191, 192, 197, and 198 in the proposed driveway accessing Lot 3 and Lot 4. Staff replied that it will look into this matter further with its review of the engineering drawings. Mr. Daryl Alexander, project engineer, stated that the applicant will definitely look into this matter but that there is no plan to grade this area of the site until Lot 3 and /or Lot 4 develops. Staff notes that the removal of these trees, if they are removed, is covered by the Initial Study and by the Draft Conditions of Approval. The Planning Commission concurred with the staff the applicant, and Mr. Belcher and added Condition 23 covering these trees. Staff and the applicant support the Planning Commission's recommendation. Custom Homes: The Planning Commission believed that all references to "custom" homes, "mass developed" homes, and similar references should be deleted from the conditions to prevent future misunderstanding by owners and neighbors as to the type of house that may be built on these lots. Staff replied that the purpose of the guidelines is to address the design standards and review process for a future home design, not custom homes per s�, and that these references could be deleted. The Planning Commission requested that staff delete any reference to "custom", "custom design or "mass- developed" from the conditions. Staff and the applicant concur with the Planning Commission's recommendations. Page 8 of 16