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,,r- Commissioner Roberts asked why the trail access was not placed along the school option site, rather than wandering through the neighborhoods. Ms. Hardy replied that they proposed to align the trail within the neighborhoods, because they would be most accessible to the residents. She added that the end of Mohr Avenue would become a cui de sac. The neighbors stated their concerns in the workshops about the potential for pedestrian and vehicle access to what could be a future school in that area. In response to Commissioner Sullivan's question, Ms. Hardy confirmed that they were trying to prevent access from the high school into Mohr Avenue and the rest of the neighborhood. She added that the neighbors spoke very emphatically during the workshop, and that there were existing problems from Amador and Foothill High Schools in that regard. Mr. Hardy addressed the interface between the project and the adjacent lots in the Maple Leafneighborhood. Ponderosa Homes was committed to conveying a ten-foot strip to each individual property owner. Over the last several months, they had met with the neighbors, and discussed setbacks, lot sizes, building architecture, and street layout patterns. The neighbors would like the enhanced setback and some level of control over privacy, so that they could be assured that their current level of privacy would continue in the future. Ponderosa would sell a ten-foot strip to each owner for the nominal fee of $50, and would build an enhanced 7-foot high wood fence in a design that the neighbors liked. Ponderosa proposed that the yard setback be measured from the new property line. -- Ms. Hardy noted that Ponderosa would build the side yard and the rear yard fences for the property owners. She -displayed a detailed exhibit of the conveyance. o In response to Commissioner Roberts's question whether any opposition to the proposal was anticipated, Ms. Hardy replied that they believed they had a unanimous consensus. She added that representatives from the neighborhood were in attendance, and that they would advise the Commission in that regard. Ponderosa desired that all the property owners accept the ten-foot strip to avoid irregular yard alignment for all the neighbors. Commissioner Arkin inquired whether the homes in the site plan could be mixed, rather than being segregated into three groups. Ms. Hardy replied that the property owners expressed a desire to have lot sizes and homes that were compatible and consistent with the surrounding areas. In addition, they desired lot feathering that would increase the lot sizes as the homes progressed to the areas of nondevelopment. Lot feathering would also minimize the number of homes that would be accessible from Kamp and Mohr. Ponderosa believed that placing the 78 larger homes on the north side was the best land use pattern for neighborhood. Ms. Hardy noted that the mix included three different product types and fa<yade treatments. There would a variety of streetscapes, and she believed it would be a very interesting neighborhood that would blend well with the existing and surrounding ,"'-' neighborhoods. She advised that the duets would be dispersed through the smaller lot PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES June 26, 2002 Page 4