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that even Pleasanton does this in another section of hillside ordinances which says: "Streets, buildings, and other man -made structures," the implication being that a street is a type of man -made structure. He stated that staff says that these other communities have separate definitions of road and structure, and, therefore, a road must not be a structure. He stated that the mere fact that there are separate definitions says nothing about what is in those definitions; the words "fruit," "dog," and "strawberry" each have separate definitions in the dictionary, and that does not say whether a dog is a type of fruit or that strawberry is a type of fruit. He indicated that one needs to look at the definitions themselves for the answers. Mr. Melaugh stated that he has reviewed the codes of over 30 other municipalities, and with the exception of San Ramon, not one of them defines road as not a structure, as something outside a structure. He indicated that San Ramon's code says that when code authors want to exclude road from structure, they can do so. He noted that Pleasanton has not done that, but instead has chosen a definition of structure that any reasonable person would agree includes roads. He asked the Commission to act reasonably, act within the boundaries of the law, and approve Option 1. Jim Berson stated that he has had interaction with Greenbriar Homes over the years, and that in these dealings with, its representatives take environmental issues very seriously. He indicated that California residents are very environmentally sensitive, and Option 1 is the more environmentally sensitive scenario. Andy Allbritten stated that he moved to Pleasanton in 1988 and is a member of the Ventana Hills Steering Committee since 1991, noting that the Committee has consistently and tirelessly worked with the City, the Planning Commission, the Council, and developers to try to make sure that the traffic that goes to Ventana Hills and the Mission Hills neighborhood is reasonable. He stated that Pleasanton is a community of character, and commitments that have been made in the community are important. Mr. Allbritten stated that one of the interesting things in the connection of Lund Ranch Road and Sycamore Creek Way is that everybody has to go to Raley's on Sunol Boulevard. He added that a lot of people go to Pleasanton Middle School and Hearst Elementary to drop off their children and then go back home; and they go to the park on Junipero Street to play. He stated that putting more traffic on that route is not a good thing. He indicated that he personally would not like any traffic to go through Ventana Hills, but he thinks staff has done a good job with Option 3 and he could support that. He noted that back when they negotiated with the Bonde Ranch developers, they spent 11 hours face to face, and both they and the developers came away with not everything they wanted, but it was a reasonable plan that reasonable people could agree on. He asked the Commissioners to be reasonable in dealing with this project. Phyllis Lee stated that she has lived in Pleasanton since 2002 and that she is very fortunate to be here today in one piece because living right on Sycamore Creek Way by the bend is very dangerous as cars speed down that road. She noted that living in the Bridle Creek community of about 111 homes has fostered a sense of bonding with multiple friends and hopes that the Commission would consider keeping that community intact with the 50 new homes. She asked the Commission to consider the safety issues PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 24, 2015 Page 18 of 54