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. . . the other neighborhoods. He stated that he agrees with the right turn restrictions off of Valley and Blacow. He noted that he does not believe his representative was heard at the Ad Hoc Committee. He also stated that he would like to see the 40 foot setback agreed to by Ponderosa shown in the report. Ms. Varela noted that she doesn't agree that the project could go to 500 homes and cited the General Plan process. Chair Cooper noted that with the medium density residential zoning, in theory, there could be quite a few more homes than the number proposed. Cheryl McElhary, 3707 Mohr Avenue, stated that she feels there is a majority of people who do not accept the Committee's recommendation, and that they want further consideration for some of the things said tonight. Mr. Meeks clarified that the model homes would be located off of the street that provides access to the neighborhood, and that they would not be marketed from one street. He noted that Condition # 15 addresses the issue regarding maintaining similar rear yard setbacks with existing residential lots and also includes language regarding single-story residences. Mr. Meeks provided a history of the density and plan modifications for the proposed site. He advised that Ponderosa Homes acted in good faith throughout the entire Ad Hoc Committee process. He stated that he believes a good plan has been presented. Commissioner Barker asked if consideration had been given to a plan that provided the only access off of Busch. Mr. Meeks responded that the Kolln neighborhood did not want traffic to all go out on Valley. Commissioner Barker asked if it would matter if all traffic went out to Valley. Mr. Meeks advised that he could not envision a plan that would not impact Kolln if all the traffic went out to Valley. In response to a question from Commissioner Barker regarding school attendance areas, Mr. Meeks stated that he has spoken with Dr. McCurtain and Dr. James of the Pleasanton Unified School District. He advised that they have indicated that they would like to leave this site open to have students attend the school which is closest to where they exit the site. Commissioner Barker asked about the topic of sound on Waycross and Crisfield along Mohr resulting from traffic from the development. Mr. Swift advised that this area is monitored by the City every two years. He advised that a soundwaIl will be built along one-half of that distance in the near term, with the completion of the second half at a later time. He noted that the sound levels in that area have fluctuated from time to time as the traffic on Mohr Avenue has fluctuated, and that the actual noise levels in those yards has gone down, as a result of the extension of Stoneridge. Commissioner Barker questioned the timing of the project. Mr. Meeks reported that the timing is dependent on Growth Management. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Planning Commission Minutes Page 10 October 22, 1997