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and attempt to work on a proposal in the current location. She recommended allowing Mr. r- Roberts to make the house more proportionate with the surrounding houses and to see if it can be reduced to fit more closely with the 660-foot elevation. She advised that if that cannot be accomplished, she would recommend that the Commission support Commissioner Roberts' suggestion to lower the garagelkitchen section of the house to the 660-foot elevation. Commissioner Arkin commented that he thinks that Mr. Grove has no objection to the height of the house in the "northern zone." He further commented that while the Bentleys' object to the view of the house from their entryway, most people have views of other homes and automobiles when they walk out their front door, so he does not feel the height in the northern zone is an issue. He advised that he would not want to see any consideration given to the views from the Grove's front yard, as he thinks this issue has no weight in the matter. Commissioner Roberts stated that the elevation on the northern part of the house is not an issue and to move the whole house into the northern part of the lot would require a complete redesign. Commissioner Arkin moved to uphold the appeal with recommendations to the applicant as to what the Planning Commission would like to see in the proposal for the house. These include: (1) the section of the house closest to the Groves (south of the line depicted on the "Story-Pole Locations" exhibit) be lowered to 660 feet; (2) appropriate landscaping be provided to the Schmidts and the Bentleys; and (3) construction be limited to Monday through Friday. Commissioner Sullivan seconded the motion. /"" Commissioner Sullivan advised that he did not see any green building requirements included for the house and he feels these should be included. Chairperson Maas stated that she would support this as a recommendation, but she would not want to make this a condition of approval. Commissioner Sullivan stated that additional grading will probably be needed to get the house to the 660-foot elevation. He advised that he would agree to relocating soil to create a berm if it is part of the excavation for the house, but he is concerned about removing it from the knoll and other locations outside of the building pad just to create a berm, and would suggest that, instead, landscaping be installed. The Planning Commission agreed to suggest that the applicant explore reducing the size of the house. Commissioner Arkin moved to uphold the appeal with the following recommendations: . areas of the house that are on the south side of the zone depicted on the "Story-Pole Locations" exhibit shall be at a 660-foot roof elevation or less (areas on the north side shall be consistent with the PUD). . appropriate landscaping shall be explored to mitigate the Schmidts' and Bentleys' concerns related to privacy and view obstructions (including, for example, the use of five 24-inch box size trees). . construction shall be limited to Monday through Friday. . green building requirements shall be explored. r- PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 23, 2002 Page 9