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restricted to a one-story building, although the applicant would attem t to obstruct the Zuffa's view as litUe as possible, /""""' Commissioner Hovingh inquired about the frontage road maintenan . Mr. Lamb indicated that only new developments would be required to participate in the aintenance of the road, which also includes the maintenance of landscaping along the road. Richard Parejo, 3884 Foothill Rd., is the applicant and concurs with the fIndings of the staff report except for the restriction of the two-story element. Mr. Parej stated he has spent the last year working to comply with all the guidelines and conditions gi en to him by the City and that now it seems the conditions are changing. He stated that h had tried to contact Mr. Zuffa to come to an agreement, but was unsuccessful until just recen y. Mr. Parejo does not feel that a neighbor has the right to object to a o-story house just because he doesn't want a two-story house as a neighbor. Mr. Parej feels Mr. Zuffa does not have a view that would be eliminated by his proposed residence. Mr. Parejo feels he should not be restricted to a 1,000 ft. second story or to a 150 seth k, but should have the same terms and conditions as his neighbors. In response to Commissioner Wright's inquiry of accepting the 1, Parejo feels that a second story setback of 30 feet from the front of eliminates the possibility of building a second story. sq. ft. restriction, Mr. e house essentially Danielle DeMeyer, 5251 Riverdale Ct., encouraged the Commission to approve the application allowing Mr. parejo to build a residence with a second s ry. ~ Joe Zuffa, 8028 Jorgensen Lane, takes issue with a two-story unit b . g built adjacent to his property. He concurs with the staff report regarding roads, improve ents, etc. Mr. Zuffa passed out pictures to the Commission of his views from his residen e. He does not object to the 120 ft. or 150 ft. setback. He thinks it would be helpful in m 'ng a decision ifa preliminary sketch was available, however, he does not feel the appl cant should be required to spend a tremendous amount of money on the house sketch at this int in time. Commissioner Wright stated that Mr. Zuffa's view would be less ob tructed if the house was built 35 feet off the property line rather than 20 feet. Commissione Wright further clarifIed that the issue was not whether it could be a one-story or two-story h use, but whether it can be 24 feet high or 30 feet high. He would like to see a compromise being reached to allow both a one-story section no higher than 24 feet and a two-story secti n no higher than 30 feet. Ralph Romero, 2810 Foothill Rd., would like to see the project go rward. He suggested that the City conform to a height limitation by the mean of a slope. Mr. Romero indicated that if a house is built consistent with the grade, the front section w ld be 30 ft. high while the back of the house would be a one-story height. In response to Chairman McGuirk, Mr. lserson responded that staff s comfortable with the design guidelines influencing how the house should look. Once the ouse is designed, staff feels the established guidelines give them enough defmition to go fo ard with the design review process. ,~ Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 September 8, 1993