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Otto: I think it may be back, but let me see if I can pull that up real quick for you. It looks like there are some mid ones as well. If you look at the landscape plan, sheet L -1, if you look between units 4 and 5 and in between 2 and 3 they show a little fence. The setback there is probably 30 feet. Commissioner Brown: Okay. Weinstein: Gerry pointed out that L -1, which is the landscape plan, shows the fences as well that are illustrated on the plan. Commissioner Brown: All right, I need to go back to the previous package so thank you. That's the sum of my questions. Ritter: Okay so we'll open it up to the applicant to present and then after the applicant if there are any speaker cards other than the applicant, bring them up, but I'll welcome Todd. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Todd Deutscher: Let me begin with saying, thank you to the Commission for seeing us again after our subsequent workshop and the feedback that you gave us then. I'd also like to reiterate thanks to Steve because he clearly came up to speed pretty quick on presenting this. I won't take much of your time because he did such a good job of pointing out the project history. I will just reiterate that we worked really hard to produce a product that was consistent with the Downtown feel and as well as the Specific Plan; something that everyone could be proud of now and 30 years from now. When we first started this we realized that we could probably put 22 units there given the existing zoning, but it was not going to be a product that anybody was going to like. Likewise, when we first started this we approached this with three stories and decided that, you know what, let's try and be consistent and take the path of least resistance and William Hezmalhalch Architects did a very nice job with the architecture in providing good, livable sized units so that's kind of where we ended up. We worked with the Pleasanton Historical Association with regard to preservation of the home and Linda Garbarino and the rest of the group there have been very helpful with feedback and considered all of the alternatives and I think we were all mutually pleased when we concluded that we're just going to keep it on site and just position it more efficiently to accommodate the project. With regard to the feedback that came from the March 23`d workshop, we did put two additional parking spaces as requested on site that were approved by the traffic folks on staff. With regard to the wall on the rear portion, I met with George and Alice, two of the three residents, we discussed the wall and agreed that the 7 -foot concrete panel wall would be mutually beneficial both in terms of privacy, sound transmission, aesthetics, etc. so that's what we committed to. We also agreed, and I think it's a condition as well, but we proactively agreed to make sure there are adequate disclosures in any purchase and sale agreements or lease agreements with regard to noise at night, downtown activity and that sort of thing so that down the road there is not someone saying, gosh, I didn't realize that Barone's had fun or whatever it is. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 24, 2016 Page 5 of 39