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RZ-91-3, Russell K.Schaeffer Application to rezone a 1.40+\- acre parcel located at 5059 Foothill Road from the Agricultural (A) zoning district to the R-1-6,500 (single-family residential with a 6,500 sq. ft. lot minimum) zoning district or any other zoning district consistent with the General Plan. Mr. Swift presented the staff report recommending approval of Case RZ-91-3, subject to the conditions of the staff report. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Russell Schaeffer, 5059 Foothill Road, represented the application and passed out a drawing of his property to the Commission. He felt that his property had some exceptional features which warranted a rezoning to R-I-6,500. One is that the property is his home and he has lived there for 10 years. The surrounding properties of Highland Oaks and Stoneridge are all zoned R-1-6,500 and he felt this was in keeping with those properties. Basically, Mr. Schaeffer felt the property meets the adjacent property owner uses and the General Plan. He is not planning to develop in the near future, but felt even if he did choose to, he could get no more than five lots on the site. ~ He further explained that he had never intended to do anything with his property, but since the development of the Bridgman-Hunton subdivision he felt like it was a feasible objective to have. He did not see any reason to go through the PUD process which is more expensive and lengthy, and requested that R-1-6,500 zoning be allowed. Commissioner Michelotti asked Mr. Swift to clarify what sort of PUD process the applicant would have to go through if individual lots are going to be sold. Mr. Swift replied that the applicant would not have to have the buildings designed, but staff would want to see some kind of design guidelines so they would have an idea of what kind of houses will be built on the lots. The PUD would also establish the zoning regulations as far as one-story or two- story, FAR, and all the kinds of things they are doing on the hillside subdivisions, and special setbacks. The PUD development plan would not have to come in for six years; he would be exempt from Growth Management; it would not come before the Planning Commission unless he makes it five lots; if it were four lots, it would just come before staff. Chairman Mahern asked if it were just straight zoning would it come before Design Review. Mr. Swift replied in that case each individual house would come before the Design Review Board. Commissioner Horan said if they go straight zoning, he is concerned about floor area ratio, footprint, and proportion. He would definitely want to guard against anything like another Vintage Hills. He felt if it went straight zoning that certain restrictions that none of the homes could be 3,000 sq. ft. or two-story would have to apply. Minute. Planning COmmis.ion July 10, 1991 Page 13 .