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Ms. Harryman stated that the yellow dots represent actual existing houses, and the asterisks show where an existing home would be according to the Specific Plan. She explained that the GIS map was overlaid with the Specific Plan map, and the yellow dots show the exact location of the houses. She pointed out that the blobs or the asterisks on the Specific Plan are pretty close to the existing homes, but they are not precise. Ms. Harryman stated that another example which speaks directly to the Berlogar property and the issue being discussed is that the Berlogars were approved for three homes in the Hillside Residential District, shown in the Specific Plan as the orange semi - circle blob. She noted that although three homes are allotted in that blob, three homes cannot actually fit there. She further noted that if the homes were placed precisely where that blob is, and the GIS map is overlaid, a lot of trees will have to be taken out, which is not what staff wants to do. She added that the blob is where generally those who approved the Specific Plan thought those three homes should go, and here, Mr. Berlogar is proposing only two homes. Commissioner O'Connor noted that Mr. Berlogar is proposing two homes today and inquired if he could add a third home later. Ms. Harryman said yes. She added that Mr. Berlogar would have to come back to get another lot split and go through all of this process again. Commissioner Posson asked Ms. Harryman if what she is talking about is the same as what Mr. Flashman is referring to on page 2 of his letter where he is pulling up an excerpt from what looks like the Specific Plan about development areas as generally depicted in the land use plan. Ms. Harryman said yes. She stated that what staff is saying is that "generally depicted" is illustrative and conceptual, more -or -less and not precise. She explained that staff has presented the yellow dot which shows actually where the existing home was that the Specific Plan was attempting to represent and was off by 100 or 200 feet. She continued that in the proposed Berlogar plan, there is one parcel that fits within that GIS overlaid blob with three homes allotted, with one that is a bit outside of that blob. She noted that when the Specific Plan was approved, it did not have a topographic map or that that level of detail. She recalled that one example is the Sarich home where the blob issue was discussed, and it was determined that the blob was conceptual, based on the desire to protect trees and other things. She noted that it is the same rationale that is being considered with the Berlogar proposal now. Commissioner Allen noted that Mr. Flashman's letter presented a third point that the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan and the Hillside Residential District criteria are pretty clear about protecting ridgelines and specifically hilltops. She noted that she was struck that when the Hillside Residential District was written, it only addressed 19 homes that it designated Hillside Residential. She added that it indicated that the purpose of this designation is "to allow for a clustering of homes in well- defined areas of PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 12, 2014 Page 7 of 38