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valleys for ecological reasons. He further stated that most of the houses in the subdivision are - not very far apart. He advised that there is not a homeowner in Grey Eagle that hasn't had his view blocked by another house and he agrees with Mr. Roberts' proposal. In response to an inquiry from Commissioner Arkin, Mr. Harris advised that the building envelopes were determined by the developer, Joe Boatright, or the project's engineer. Michael O'Callaghan, 3425 Arbor Drive, advised that he was one of the first homeowners on Grey Eagle Court and he worked with Mr. Boatright in designing the shapes of the lots. He noted that the intent of lot 12 was to build a horse paddock at the rear of the building envelope away from the house. He noted that Mr. Grove had the first choice and selected the lot with the 360-degree view. He advised that Mr. Boatright represented that these views would be basically unobstructed. He further advised that Mr. Grove did approve three of the plans presented by previous owners oflot 12. He noted that the proposed top elevation of two of the three houses that Mr. Grove previously approved was 654 feet. In response to an inquiry from Commissioner Sullivan regarding the potential size of the home on this lot, Mr. O'Callaghan advised that the houses in the subdivision were suppose to be 2,500 to 3,500 square feet. - Mr. Grove noted that the photo that was shown earlier was a composite of two photographs taken by Greg Plucker. He advised that with regard to the growth of trees that would block the view of the city lights, he is not concerned about this because the CC&R's address this issue. Mr. Grove asked support from the Planning Commissioners for a motion that he feels would arrive at a suitable compromise. He distributed a copy of the language he would like to see in the motion, as well as the language for an alternate motion. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Commissioner Roberts stated that she is concerned about Mr. Schmidt's line of view and commented that usually when houses are being reviewed and the issues of views into other houses come up, landscaping is recommended to obscure the views. She suggested that consideration be given to having Mr. Roberts install five 24-inch or 36-inch box size trees on Mr. Schmidt's property, so that he has control over them. She further suggested that the City's landscape architect be involved in determining the type of trees that should be planted. Chairperson Maas advised that she would like to be sure that the view from the Bentley's entryway is also softened with landscaping. Commissioner Roberts expressed concern about the grading and where the fill will come from. She noted that Mr. Plucker advised that Mr. Roberts intends to take off part of the knoll and use that to fill in the slope to soften the view from the Schmidt's residence. She suggested that since dirt will be moved around for grading, the kitchen/garage section of the house that the Groves look at should be lowered. She noted that Mr. Roberts indicated that he would be willing lower it 18 to 24 inches, and Mr. Plucker advised that it could probably be dropped three feet. She further noted that she is not talking about the entire house, and since there are four levels in this house, it may be that there will only be three. - PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 23, 2002 Page 7