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road, with the amount of cut that is involved, will also increase the amount of impacts that <br />occur to biological resources for the Tiger Salamander habitat. He noted that, as with all <br />roads through open space area, it will also increase the opportunity for wildlife road <br />mortality that can occur because these are areas where particular wildlife will cross <br />through. He added that those are also concerns that they have and the reason why <br />Option 1 was listed as the environmentally superior alternative. <br />Commissioner Ritter inquired if the count of houses would change from 50 to another <br />number if the Sunset Creek Lane option is selected as the connection point because it <br />would obviously require more cost to Greenbriar. <br />Mr. Meyer replied that they would lose houses if they have to build a road from Sunset <br />Creek Lane to the bowl. He added that it gets to be another question if the road gets split <br />as discussed in Option 3 of the staff report. <br />Chair Allen stated that some of the earlier applications did assume a road connection to <br />Sunset Creek Lane, and she inquired what the change of thinking was in the most current <br />application. <br />Mr. Meyer replied that they originally had 149 homes with <br />they went to 50 homes, they had the limitations set out by <br />they followed what staff told them, and that led to the Lun d <br />egress. <br />THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. <br />multiple connections, but when <br />Measure PP. He indicated that <br />Ranch Road ingress and <br />Chair Allen then initiated the Commission Discussion points brought up earlier by <br />Mr. Dolan. <br />Commissioner Balch proposed that the Commission start with 2. Access Alternatives with <br />Mr. Tassano because that might lead into questions about 1. Prior Council Commitments. <br />2. Access Alternatives <br />Commissioner Balch asked Mr. Tassano to speak on comments brought up by several <br />speakers regarding cut - through traffic from Bernal Avenue through to Junipero Street. <br />Mr. Tassano replied that regardless of this project, the cut - through traffic on Junipero <br />Street/independence Drive technically occurs especially in the A.M. peak hour and the <br />P.M. school hour. He added that it also occurs to some degree on Mission Drive and then <br />up to Puerto Vallarta. <br />Commissioner Balch inquired if it is primarily due to the 1 -680 interchange. <br />Mr. Tassano replied that was correct. He explained that that is a current condition that <br />Junipero Street and Independence Drive experience, as does Independence as does that <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 25, 2015 Page 31 of 46 <br />