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• elimination of all brick facing at the front of the garage • elimination of all window sill details • the addition of the horizontal band on the front elevation (pending color approval) • metal mechanical room doors on the left side elevation • installation of precast columns (in lieu of wood columns) on the lower loggia • removal of the seat bench on the loggia • addition of 2nd floor terrace at the front and rear over the garage There are eight outstanding items (not 7 as identified in the Staff Report)where the Reddys chose to build something that was not on the final approved plans, were not built with the ADC's approval, would not have been approved if they had been submitted for approval, and violate the Design Guidelines. Staff has identified 4 items that are subject to further ADC review. The remaining 4 items not only violate the Design Guidelines, but should be subject to further ADC review as well,to ensure compliance. These include: • column heights at the auto court, • the entrance doors • the building columns • the rear garage doors The eighth item misrepresented in the Staff Report involves the rear iron garage door; this was never a concession granted by the ADC. Due to time restraints, I would like to cover two of the items Staff disagreed with the ADC and would be happy to discuss the remaining in the question and answer forum. • Entrance doors-The plans that the ADC approved specified three doors void of any ironwork. We did so because the Monterey/Spanish Eclectic style is not overly ornate and would include simplistic detailing throughout. It was our impression that the door was to be wood framed with a glass insert. The Reddys never followed up with the submittals for colors and materials, which would have included their front doors, until after the fact. Iron doors previously approved in the community appear on architectural styles that are inherently more detailed. Attached are several examples of Spanish Eclectic entries. The doors the Reddys have installed,with the excessive ironwork and gold accent, are far too ornate for Monterey/Spanish Eclectic style. Additionally,the size and scale of their doors compound this issue. There is no precedence. • Building Columns—The columns on the approved plans were simple "Tuscan" columns. This is in keeping with the simplistic detailing historically found on Monterey/Spanish Eclectic homes. The Reddys invented a column capital to simulate one they saw in Spain. It is historically inaccurate for the Monterey/Spanish Eclectic style of his home. The overwhelming majority of columns in Ruby Hill are of the "Tuscan" style. There are a couple columns in the community that are more detailed than "Tuscan" but are historically accurate in their composition and use for the particular architectural style of those home. What remains are the following items, which either individually, or taKen together, deviate from the Monterey Spanish Eclectic Style and deviated from the Final Approved Design in violation of the Design Guidelines: • Column Heights at the auto court—Per section IV(h)of the Architectural Guidelines, low walls are required to be a maximum 48"tall within the front setback. The Reddys were already granted a special variance for their 2