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- COMMISSION'S COMMENTS: Commissioner Horan said he originally had some concerns about the project, but with the discussion tonight he is pleased with the project and can support it. Commissioner McGuirk said he could make the findings except for No.2 and feels the site is unsuitable for this type of development. He still feels some of the houses will be seen from Foothill Road and his goal is to minimize that visual impact as much as possible. He does not think the project does that as stands and cannot support it. Commissioner Hovingh said his concerns have been satisfied tonight and he is now pleased with the project and can support it. Commissioner Michelotti said when the project came through the first time she did not support it. However, tonight her job is to see if the plan tonight is in conformance with what was PUD approved. She said she can make the findings, but still has concerns about the area where the lots are back to back. She is still concerned about the visual impact. She felt that the visual impact was still too great and that the project looked like a flat land development in the hillside. However, for tonight, she could make the findings. Chairman Mahern said she has never been in favor of the project and cannot support it tonight. She did not think the balance of grading was correct; she felt people would not want to see houses over 670 ft. elevation; she would not favor taking land to put up the water tower, the water line route, and the bridge. She said she would eliminate lot 43. She concluded she could not support the tentative map findings. Commissioner Wright called attention to page 25 in reference to the sewer grinder pumps. He felt it was inconceivable to ask four homes out of the project to be responsible for a grinder pump that a normal home owner would know nothing about. He would like to see the project use the original provision which was the gravity feed concept. In addition, he would like the City to come up with some type of lighting standards for hillside development. Commissioner Horan wished the record to include that he feels the 670 ft. elevation is not an exception the Commission is making tonight. He said that according to Mr. Swift's comments this has been in existence for over five years. A motion was made by Commissioner Hovingh, but died for a lack of a second to approve the tentative map findings and approve Tract 6400 subject to the staff conditions as set forth. MINUTES PLANNING COMMISSION MARCH 27, 1991 Page 6 ..