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noted, however, that the design requirements states that all houses should be in keeping with the other homes being built in the development. He indicated that he believes there should not be very large homes and very small homes and that the language supports the fact that all the homes should have a similar size, even if it does not put a minimum square footage requirement on it. He noted that Section 6 outlines all the requirements, one of which is that all homes must be in keeping with the one another. Mr. Briggs referred to Attachment 2 of his email, the conditions of approval for the Serenity at Callippe, dated December 5, 2006, which again talks about custom homes for the development. He added that there is a similar document, dated October 18, 2006 which also refers to “the custom homes for this development,” and still another, a letter from Brian Swift, Director of Planning and Community Development, dated November 16, 2001, which refers to Serenity at Callippe as a 12-lot custom single-family development. Commissioner Narum noted that this last letter refers to PUD-99-07, a development by TTK Partnership, which she understood was superseded by the Serenity at Callippe development. Ms. Stern stated that was correct. Mr. Briggs then referred to Attachment 3 of his email, several marketing materials provided by Heartwood Communities, which talk about “a secluded enclave of 12 custom home sites,” “creating a one-of-a-kind home,” and a “custom 12-lot subdivision”. He then proceeded to Attachment 4 of his email, which shows that the homes proposed are tract homes being built in another part of Pleasanton, with the same exact floor plan. He noted that Ponderosa tweaked the façades a little bit to comply with the design guidelines but that they are actually production homes being built by a production builder. He stated that this is the basis of the appeal. Mr. Briggs stated that owners bought the lots at Serenity at Callippe because they wanted to live in a custom home development, similar to Ruby Hill and Golden Eagle Farm. He added that it is clear these homes do not come close to qualifying under the definition of custom homes. He presented similar homes from Ponderosa Homes’ website which were being built on Mohr Avenue, with three different floor plans of the same type Ponderosa wants to build in Serenity at Callippe, two of which are replicated, and a second model that is identical to what is being proposed at Serenity at Callippe. Mr. Briggs stated that the staff report did not address the main issue of their appeal, which is the custom home versus tract home issue, and that he wanted to ensure the Commission had the documents he referenced beforehand so that the Commissioners could compare them to what is being proposed at this site. He asked the Commission to defer the decision to a future meeting as he believed it would be premature for the Commissioners to make a decision if they did not see the documents that he has provided. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 24, 2010 Page 7 of 17