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Ms. Harryman indicated that her suggestion would be to have staff use the language <br /> taken straight out of this Specific Plan. <br /> Commissioner O'Connor agreed. <br /> Commissioner Posson requested staff to display photos taken from the backyards of the <br /> Silver Oak residences. <br /> Ms. Soo displayed two of the photos. <br /> Commissioner Posson inquired if those are the only two that would have visual impacts <br /> from the development. <br /> Ms. Stern replied that all the homes along the back of the Silver Oaks Estates would <br /> have some visual impacts, but these two show the typical visual impacts from one side <br /> to the other. <br /> Commissioner Posson stated that there have been some comments about the retaining <br /> wall and inquired if the slide depicts the alignment of the retaining wall. <br /> Ms. Stern replied that the slide shows the higher portion of the retaining wall there. She <br /> noted that the City Engineer has additional information here. <br /> Commissioner Posson inquired if that is on the downslope or the upslope of the road. <br /> Mr. Kirkpatrick replied that it is on the downslope of the road. With reference to an <br /> earlier question regarding the length and height of the retaining wall, he stated that the <br /> retaining wall is approximately 130 feet long, and coming off of Silver Oaks Court, the <br /> wall is immediately at four feet high where the head wall is for the storm drain system. <br /> He continued that going up the road, the wall transitions to nine feet for about an 80-foot <br /> section and then transitions back down. He pointed out that what is shown on the <br /> screen is the top edge of the wall where it transitions back down. He added that there is <br /> no retaining wall the rest of the way up the hill. <br /> Commissioner Posson inquired if, from an engineering standpoint, they will be doing <br /> some cut for Lot 2 and if that fill will be used to taper that slope and eliminate the need <br /> for the retaining wall. <br /> Mr. Kirkpatrick replied that the goal here was to minimize grading. He indicated that <br /> there is the ravine and the seasonal creek referred to earlier. He stated that the <br /> retaining wall is really along the section where the seasonal creek is, where not much <br /> can be done to flatten that slope without getting down into the creek. <br /> Commissioner Posson inquired if the answer to his question is "no." <br /> EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 12, 2014 Page 14 of 18 <br />