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Ms. Dennis referred to the design and Planning Commission approval of each individual house. When it goes to the Planning Commission, has that been reviewed by the peer reviewer? Mr. Swift said there is not peer review of individual houses, only when a particular house does not meet the design guidelines or is particularly noteworthy in some negative way. There have only been two or three since the peer review process has been instituted. He did not anticipate that peer review would be required. Ms. Dennis asked if the function of the Planning Commission would be to determine whether the design of the house is consistent with the design guidelines. Mr. Swift said the Planning Commission would have discretion on such things as privacy issues, window placement, height of the building, etc. Ms. Michelotti asked if there would be a thorough review of the project by staff before it goes to the Planning Commission. Mr. Swift said it would be a regular design review item, with a noticed public hearing, etc. Ms. Michelotti asked if the fencing would be open fencing as is proposed for the Happy Valley area. Mr. Swift indicated the design guidelines call for open fencing. Mayor Tarver declared the public hearing open. Hoss Bozorgzad, 488 Sycamore Road, reviewed the history of his application to this point. He objected to having the house design reviewed by the Planning Commission. He and the planning staff worked hard to develop two sets of design guidelines for the Agricultural and Residential lots. He believed the required review of the house plans would cause further unnecessary delays in the project. He agreed with the staff report with two exceptions. He would like to have construction allowed on Saturday so long as the Greenbriar project continues. Secondly, he has children in the local school and is aware of the situation. However, because he has been waiting for five years due to delays that were not under his control, he asked Council to approve the Planning Commission recommendation to allow him to have a building permit prior to completion of the new elementary school. He believes over the past five years, the best plan has been developed for this property and he asked Council to approve the application. Earl Bach, 446 Sycamore Road, supported the application of Mr. Bozorgzad. Gail Olney, 5855 San Juan Way, did not oppose the application of Mr. Bozorgzad, however she did want to make certain the pathway will be completed. She indicated she had 40 signatures of her neighbors supporting this. She wants to keep the Excerpt from the City Council Meeting Minutes of 9/20/99 2 Page 2