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2. The walkway was not offered as a public amenity; it was just something that staff had suggested so it was incorporated in the plan. He plans to come back with a proposal for a cash donation towards a park to be constructed on the property oft of Vervais Avenue which is next to this site. 3. He will coordinate with staff to ensure that the Commissioners get to seethe house. 4. He will look at the issues brought up regarding the site planning. 5. With respect to the density issue, he pointed out that it is probably going to be one of the lower density sites in the area. They are really at 6.6 units per acre; they should not be penalized because part of the property is in the creek. 6. The trees are really impossible to save on a site like this. None of the trees proposed to be removed are native trees. They are all decorative trees that were planted at some point by someone who owned the property, and a lot of them are not in good shape. If a house were built that close to some of those trees, half the limbs would need to be removed; actually grade the site and preparing for development would require tearing out all the roots, so the trees would not survive. But they will look into it to see if there are any ways some trees can be saved, especially with re- working the site plan based on some of the ideas that the Commission presented. 7. The FAR, in his mind, is adequate because this is what the market would like to see here. In the context of what is surrounding this area, from an aerial viewpoint, this site is probably the lowest density that is out there, except for a couple of single family homes that do not have a lot of out buildings on the property. 8. They will look at some additions and some more articulation and changes to the architecture and some enhancements. Commissioner O'Connor noted that a neighbor brought up the fencing issue and asked what type of fencing is proposed for the project. Mr. Schroeder replied that they had not gotten to it yet. He stated that they typically do a standard good- neighbor redwood type of fence. He added that he is not opposed to something other than that and that they have done other projects in town with masonry walls, which are more expensive but are attractive to buyers because they look nice and no maintenance is ever required. He noted, however, that it would need some contextual analysis as to whether it is really appropriate to create that type of fencing for this site. He further noted that they can also use an upgraded wood fence that is a little nicer than the standard six -foot board -on -board redwood fence. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 28, 2012 Page 25 of 38