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Ms. Vanessa Kawaihau and Mr. Kevin Close (871 Sycamore Road) were present to speak in fa- vor of the proposal. Mr. Jon Freitas of the Happy Valley Specific Plan area was present to speak in opposition. Ms. Kawaihau felt that the single-story only restriction for Lot 5 facing Westbridge Lane should be deleted since the homes proposed by Greenbriar on the Sportono property facing Westbridge Lane are proposed to be two-stories. She added that Westbridge Lane should be described as a temporary access road only and that the trail circling the golf course may include bikes pending City approval. Mr. Close felt that landscape lighting, especially up-lighting, should be prohib- ited. Mr. Freitas felt that the design review process outlined for these homes with the previous PUD approval should be maintained so that the Happy Valley residents would have ample time to re- view the applications and make their concerns known to staff. The Planning Commission felt that the proposed guidelines are excellent in scope, detail, and presentation. The Commission's discussion focused on the public receiving adequate notice of a proposed home design, thereby giving the public adequate time to register their comments and concerns with staff; that the homes on these sites would achieve a high level of design quality; and that the homes would achieve a semi-custom appearance as stated in the original design guidelines. Mr. Bogstad stated that the nature of custom home designs for high-end houses would ensure that no two homes would have the same appearance. He added that the scope of the proposed guide- lines and the review procedures outlined in the guidelines would ensure that high levels of design quality are achieved with these homes while providing for increased processing efficiencies. Al- though the Planning Commission was split on the proposed review procedures, the consensus of the majority was that adequate notice and opportunity for comment would be provided to the public. The Planning Commission voted 3-1-1 (Commissioners Blank, Maas, and Roberts - Aye, Com- missioners Fox - No, Commissioner Arkin - Absent) to recommend approval of Case PUD-98- 16-3M per staffwith the modifications previously listed under the "Project Description" section of the staff report. The Planning Commission also deleted staff's recommended change that: "Access to Mariposa Ranch is currently via Alisal and Happy Valley Road. The City of Pleasan- ton is reviewing planning a new access road from Sycamore Creek." Staff and the applicant con- cur with these changes, which are incorporated in the draft ordinance PUBLIC COMMENT Notices of the Planning Commission's public hearing on this item were sent to the homeowners located within 1,000-feet of the subject property and living in the Happy Valley Specific Plan SR 05:092 Page 5 of 8