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determinations should not be made on a project -by- project basis but that there should be some agreed -upon method on how to measure slope such that exceptions do not have to be made along the line. He referred to the graphic shown by staff on the man -made slope where the building structure is located and where a line was drawn showing where the original slope was. He noted that it is a 30- percent slope, so there is no requirement to make an exception for this area; the road is going through there, and it does not affect the overall project. He pointed out, however, that the part that was taken out does affect the project, specifically Lots 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 29, and 30. Mr. Allen stated that as he has ran out of time, he will speak on the whole other issue of the ridgeline at the next project hearing. Yongjian Su stated that he is opposed to the connection through Sunset Creek Lane because a necessary man -made bigger slope would have to be created that would cut through open space through which animals run. He noted that this man -made slope clearly violates the 25- percent requirement of Measure PP and basically creates a hazardous driving condition for all the people living there. He added that this would also create an unsafe condition because the loop connecting two big communities would provide two access routes, thus giving burglars an easy exit. Chris Markle stated that he has spoken on this issue many, many times, but tonight he just has one simple thing to ask all the Planning Commission members. He indicated that he went to the top of Sycamore Creek Way, walked through the grass up to the top of the hill, and looked out over Lund Ranch ll. He stated that two things jumped out at him: first, the hill that will potentially bring a road over is very significant; and second, the property is kind of this natural shape, a valley or a bowl, that reinforces Greenbriar's proposal. He urged the Commission to take that walk and see for themselves what topographical maps and diagrams cannot show. Greg O'Connor read from a written statement addressed to the Commissioners as follows: PUD -25, as proposed by the developer, is already the environmentally preferred plan per the Final EIR. l also think you have and will receive enough documentation and comments on the proposed project of Lund Ranch 11 itself, so tonight 1 will limit my comments to the access of the project and how that relates to Measure PP. To conserve time, I have given each of you a set of past documents that you can review. They include: 1. Letters from myself to the Planning Commission in 2013 and 2014,including citation of dates when the Planning Commission, Council and Staff all agreed that roads were structures dating back to 2002. 2. Letters from two separate attorneys in 2013 addressing the contemplated city ordinance to implement Measure PP, including a sworn affidavit from one of the two authors of PP that roads were indeed included as "structures" and are covered by Measure PP. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 25, 2015 Page 23 of 46