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more restrictive the methodology, which seemed inconsistent with the purposes <br /> of Measure PP and common sense. The methodology was also difficult to <br /> implement because it was not clear which point on the ridgeline a proposed <br /> homesite was intended to be measured from, as the elevation of the ridgeline <br /> varies from point to point. In reconsidering the methodology, staff created a <br /> setback line that extends 100 vertical feet downward from the identified ridgeline <br /> and then turns 90 degrees to daylight. The placement of residential or <br /> commercial structures would be prohibited on the hillsides above this setback <br /> line. This methodology protects the ridgelines and the hillsides near the <br /> ridgelines from development but does not penalize proposed homes on low flat <br /> lands that would be near small ridges that have low or no visibility from <br /> surrounding areas. This methodology also avoids the debate about measuring <br /> distance from the ridgeline to a pad or to the top of a residential structure. <br /> Figure 4, on the following page, illustrates this concept. The Planning <br /> Commission was supportive of this methodology. <br /> Page 11 of 26 <br />