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Ms. Wallis replied that the Design Guidelines indicate lots should maintain a 40- percent or 20,000- square -foot of grading, whichever is less, but it can be exceeded with City and HOA approval. Commissioner Piper inquired if the HOA is fine with the 40 percent. Ms. Wallis replied that the HOA's letter actually indicates that its original approval was for 20,000 square feet of grading, but indicated within that letter that it would support the City should it approve grading in excess of 20,000 square feet. For clarification purposes, Commissioner O'Connor inquired if that letter indicated that the grading of 23,817 square feet was submitted but was not identified. Ms. Wallis said yes Commissioner Nagler inquired, as a stand -alone explanation and in reference to the HOA's work on the progress of its project review, what specifically occurred between December 2013 and the letter that was sent to the City approving the design. He indicated that he was particularly interested in, from the City staff's perspective, what design changes were made in the home between that December 2013 position of the HOA and what is before the Commission tonight. He noted that it appears the HOA is still objecting to or asking for certain design and architectural changes. Ms. Wallis stated that the HOA's original approval letter dated August 19, 2014 had only three outstanding stipulations: (1) that color and material samples would be provided at a later date; (2) that the return wall between the home and the property line needed to be revised; and (3) that a full landscape plan needed to be provided. Commissioner Nagler stated that he was referring to a letter that was originally dated November 19, 2013, and then updated to December 11, 2013. Ms. Wallis replied that all of that was done independently of the City and prior to submittal to the City, and so the City has no knowledge of exactly what took place. She added that the City has no copies of the plans that were submitted to the HOA, and the City did not receive a submittal until after the HOA approval was received. She explained that it is a policy for Golden Eagle that the City will not review the plans or submittal application until it receives a full approval from the HOA. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Nagib Haddad, Applicant, stated that he had no presentation to make as Ms. Wallis explained everything they wanted. He indicated that he would be happy to answer any questions. Gary Monzo distributed some handouts to the Commissioners and mentioned that if the Commission wished, he could answer the question about what happened between December and when the application was submitted to the City. He stated that he and his wife purchased their home since September of 1998, remodeled it, and became very familiar with guidelines for Golden Eagle. He indicated that his issue with the proposal is PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 25, 2015 Page 4 of 27