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property be presented to the Commission. He noted those items had been submitted to the Commission_ Staff recommended approval of this item, and advised that the EIR had previously been approved by the City Council The Negative Declaration would be reused_ In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Maas, Mr. Pavan confirmed that staff supported using the Hahner property for access to Lot 6, rather than the trail, which followed the original approval. A discussion of the effect of weather conditions and inversions on noise transmission ensued. Commissioner Maas noted that she supported the 23-foot height, and was not concerned about a visual However, if he had pursued the 27-foot height, he would have needed to provide that visual. Ms. Nerland wished to clarify for the record that Commissioner Kameny did not say that his home was a dozen feet from the subject property. Commissioner Kameny advised that he had stated, "a thousand feet" Co~rimissioner Kameny inquired about the location of the Lot 6 driveway. The Commissioners examined the plans at the dais, and the location of the driveway was identified. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPEN ED_ Linda Chavez, East Bay Regional Park District, P.O. Box 5381, Oakland, supported City staff's recommendation of a 23-foot high building_ She noted that the District was adamant about the height with regard to adjacent homes, particularly Shadowcliff The District could support the second story within the existing roofline. She noted that open space was a very important element in that area, and the District desired the lowest impact on density possible_ In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Sedlak, Mr. Pavan noted that there were prelimiriary pad c;levations shown in the exhibit, but an engineered grading map had not yet beer done. A discussion of the setbacks and geotcchnical issues ensued. Mr_ Pavan noted that even if there was some erosion on the creek band, the homes were expected to remain intact due to their setbacks. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Sullivan, Ms. Chavez noied that the arroyo was part of Shadowcliffs as a passive open space area in its natural state. She noted that people used it to get away from the high activity area, and that the lower profile homes would not be as visually disruptive. She noted that the addition of the fiRh house was possible PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 8, 2003 Yage 16 .._._T____- _... _. ._ _...T __ ~. _'T..-_. _.. _. _.. ._.