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, , ," '. ~ . . . Commissioner Barker commented that she is pleased with staff's amendment of Condition 27 because it addresses and satisfies her concern on that issue. She requested that Mr. Plucker describe the map approval process. He gave a detailed explanation of the process, noting that once this Commission makes a recommendation on the PUD application, it will be reviewed by the City Council. He further stated that the developer has already submitted its tentative map and would like to have approval by February or March, 1998. Following that, they will proceed to the final map stage and, again, appear before the Commission seeking approval. Ultimately, they would like to start breaking ground by late Spring or early Summer. Mr. Plucker further explained the permits process in response to an inquiry by Commissioner Barker. Mr. Plucker clarified for Commissioner Dove that Mr. Spotorno and the City of Pleasanton are not funding developers "per se"; however, the NSSP has identified their financial obligation to the finance plan and their responsibility to contribute, which is approximately $7,800 per lot. PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED Patrick Costanzo, Jr., Vice President of Land Development of Greenbriar Sycamore Valley Company, represented the applicant. He noted that since the November 19, 1997, he and his team have spent a significant amount of time with staff in an effort to make "A" Street satisfy most, if not all, of the neighbors. He pointed out that Plan C is really a modification of Plan A with a traffic round. He presented an illustration of Plan C and reported that the developer will agree to staff's recommendation to reduce the two lanes to 12 feet each. Mr. Costanzo reminded the Commission that Greenbriar is requesting that the front yard set back be reduced by an additional 10 feet in order to allow for larger back yards. He presented an illustration showing that such a decrease would not allow a direct view of the homes by a person driving down the road. He further reported that Greenbriar is in agreement to put single-story homes on lots 12, 41, and 42; however, they are requesting that they not be conditioned to single-story homes on lots 13 and 43 for the reasons described during the last meeting. He would also like to have the condition prohibiting a second story addition on single-story homes deleted. He commented that if single-story homeowners wanted to add a second story, they could request permission from this Planning Commission and the decision could be made at that time. Mr. Costanzo further reported that the developer feels they made a fair request in asking that the City share in the cost of "A" Street, noting that the NSSP has a condition for such cost to be shared based upon traffic count. The developer would also like to have the condition deleted which would require them to underground the utilities along a portion of Sycamore Road, noting that the area should remain rural. He also stated that the developer agrees with staff's Condition 6, and reported that Greenbriar will meet with all of the people affected and try to work out fair deals with each of them. Planning Commission Page 4 December 10, 1997