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So I think we have to look at it from a planning point of view of what's appropriate and what's reasonable for a home this size in this kind of development, so I just wanted to bring those points up. And if you have any other questions, I can answer them. We do have on our cross section on one of the sheets the height measured from the lowest point of the grade to the highest point of the house which is 32 feet. So I just wanted to clarify that too. Commissioner Balch: So Mr. Gardner, do you know what the radius of the auto circle is off -hand? Gardner: 25 feet. Commissioner Balch: I'm sorry, I should have clarified —the radius of the interior, call it, turnaround element or design element that's going to be in the center; a water feature or whatever it is. And is that able to be reduced or is that at its minimum size? Gardner: Well, that's actually designed to be a planted area. It could also be something that in a final plan can be something you can drive on. So it is not intended necessarily to block traffic or form a visual. A 25 -foot radius is really the minimum you need to make a full turn with a sedan. So the thought being that rather than creating a situation where you have multi -point turns for a standard size car, a court of this size works. Chair Ritter: Mr. Berlogar, would you like to respond to any of these comments? Berlogar: The additional 36 feet is not directly towards Mr. Reeves' property. It is almost 90 degrees. Mr. Reeves' property is on that angle and the increase is perpendicular to that, so it's not 36 feet closer to his property. Commissioner Nagler: But you can see the retaining walls at least from his property, right? Berlogar: Yes, and without the retaining wall you would see the two -story element of the house. Chair Ritter: Right, the retaining walls block the view. Berlogar: Yes, to that red zone. Chair Ritter: Thank you. I'll bring it back; comments, questions for staff? THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Allen: My question is a 'what if' and that is, if you were starting this from scratch with the goal of no additional grading and building within the footprint, could this be designed such that there could be round driveway area and it would be done in a way that would not require any additional grading? Weinstein: As you can imagine, there's lots of different ways to design this project if you were starting from a blank slate which is essentially what happened at the very PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, April 13, 2016 Page 17 of 33