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Chair Pearce stated that she thinks she is the only member of the Planning Commission that was a survivor of the "blob" discussions. She recalled the discussion that"blobs" were going to be conceptual rather than specific. She indicated that she is not a big fan of houses on top of hills because of the visual impact. She stated that she understood that when the houses are situated in that way, they sometimes have less of an environmental impact; however, she would prefer to mitigate the visual impact and have them in a less environmentally sensitive area, impacting less trees and involving less grading. She noted that taking a look at the number of trees impacted, the amount of disturbed area, and things of that nature, her inclination is to support the proposed plan with regard to the siting and then have conversations about how to mitigate that visual impact. 2. Is the proposed road alignment acceptable? Commissioner Posson stated that he has no preference one way or another. Commissioner Ritter stated that he does like the idea of not making it downward to the Silver Oak residents and that he would like an option that would make the road come up around another way. Commissioner O'Connor stated that he actually thought it was a good alignment because it gave some separation between homes and thought that would probably be more acceptable. He noted that he did hear some people say it was not what they liked but he thought that would give them a little more privacy than the Alternatives. Commissioner Olson stated that he supported the proposed road alignment. He inquired if this would be a private or public road and indicated that he thinks it ought to be private and gated. Ms. Stern replied that in terms of the classification in the Specific Plan, it was actually shown as a public road that would have been wider. She noted that staff is supporting a private road that would be narrower and added that she does not know if the applicant wishes to have it gated or not. Commissioner Allen stated that she supported the applicant's proposal for the road alignment. Chair Pearce stated that she also supports the applicant's proposal. She noted that the road alignment appears to be sensitive and that moving it more westerly would impact the property on the other side. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 24, 2013 Page 8 of 10