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the second story, which is massed forward rather than to the back and obstructs their view <br />of Mt. Diablo from their living room. He added that there is a lot of roof facing their window. <br />Mr. Monzo displayed a slide showing an aerial photo of both their home and that of the <br />applicant, with an orange box on the applicant's lot suggesting rotating the home to align ii <br />better with their existing home. He then displayed other photos of homes in Golden Eagle <br />Farm, indicating that they have better, more symmetrical alignments. He stated that <br />rotating the home would push the home back, thus complying with the guidelines of <br />massing the second story away from the street, and proposed some solutions such as <br />absorbing the rotunda the next four feet into the second story and expanding the second <br />story over the rear. He added that three garages is a possible solution and that any other <br />possible solutions would be good. <br />Mr. Monzo stated that they are not ignorant of the Golden Eagle Farm guidelines and <br />pointed out that the CC &R's and guidelines are to ensure the continuity of consistency and <br />surviving a single board or board member or personal agenda. He further stated that they <br />felt this is a case of trying to make the land fit the house rather than making the house fit <br />the land. <br />Jim Rogers stated that he and his wife have lived in Golden Eagle Farm for 20 years <br />across the street from the project site. He indicated that they have met the applicant and <br />that he has been very accommodating to work with. He stated that they were concerned <br />with the roof color; they talked to the applicant, who assured them that the roof color would <br />be neutral. He indicated that they support the plan. <br />Mark Landolf, Project Architect displayed a representation of the 3 -D model he did on the <br />house, based on the floor plan. He pointed out that the difference between what <br />Mr. Monzo has shown and this display is its perspective, as it is not a flat drawing. <br />Referring to the Commission's question regarding the history of the HOA approval, <br />Mr. Landolf stated that the house that was first presented had a two -story element in the <br />front, a one -story porch, and a big patio in the front. He indicated that he later moved the <br />house to the back of the lot as far as the building envelope would allow and pushed the <br />second floor back, which is what the current plan shows. He added that he also changed <br />the landscape elements. He noted that situating the house the way it is actually meets the <br />contours of the lot and thus reduces the grading on this lot. He pointed out that the lot is <br />not steep enough to push the back of the house into the hillside, and moving the house <br />back any further would make it difficult to have a useful backyard. He indicated that he <br />would work with anyone who had objections to the house colors. <br />Commissioner O'Connor referred to the rendering presented and asked Mr. Landolf if <br />rotating the house would show the fireplace and the rotunda. <br />Mr. Landolf said yes. <br />Commissioner O'Connor referred to the slide of the site plan and noted that the proposed <br />house is about touching the rear of the envelope. <br />Ms. Wallis confirmed that was correct. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 25, 2015 Page 5 of 27 <br />