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<br />c. Actions of the Zoning Administrator <br /> <br />.--- There were none. <br /> <br />9. COMMUNICATIONS <br /> <br />Commissioner Arkin advised that the Housing Commission held a special meeting to discuss <br />Measure V, and that the Commission voted to take a formal stand against the measure. He noted <br />that the vote was 6-1. <br /> <br />Chairperson Maas advised that she had attended the League of California Cities Conference in <br />Long Beach, and noted that a prominent topic was affordable housing, as well as homeland <br />security. She noted that planners, police personnel, Councilmembers, and youth commissioners <br />were in attendance. She noted that Michael Rousch discussed green building measures. She was <br />pleased to see that Pleasanton was well ahead of the curve in these matters. <br /> <br />10. REFERRALS <br /> <br />There were none. <br /> <br />11. MATTERS FOR COMMISSION'S INFORMATION <br /> <br />a. Roof slope study <br /> <br />r- <br /> <br />Commissioner Roberts thanked Jenny Soo for preparing the roof slope study. She noted that <br />some projects included roofs with hardly any slope so that they did not exceed the height <br />limitation, and noted that the Greenbriar homes were an example. There had been a OSHA safety <br />requirement for roof slopes. <br /> <br />A discussion of roof slopes ensued. <br /> <br />Comissioner Sedlak noted that the Greenbriar Homes were production homes. <br /> <br />Commissioner Roberts believed that the Greenbriar homes were beautiful, and disagreed with <br />the characterization of their appearance in Tim Hunt's article in the Herald. She noted that they <br />had windows in the bathrooms and the laundry, as well as granite countertops in the kitchen. She <br />noted that the Below Market Rate units were identical to the Market Rate units. She disagreed <br />with the characterization of the exterior of the apartment buildings, and noted that they were not <br />flat and contained considerable architectural interest. <br /> <br />Commissioner Arkin inquired whether a steeper roof line would provide more storage <br />opportunity. He believed that a resident should be able to park two cars in a two car garage, and <br />that the extra storage in an attic would make that possible. <br /> <br />Mr. Iserson noted that would be possible if attics were included. The issue of the roof pitch <br />primarily addressed architectural interest. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES <br /> <br />October 9,2002 <br /> <br />Page 10 <br />