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[Rolling Hills at the time]. In an effort to address the Vintage Hills residents' concerns, the Council, when it approved the project, imposed certain conditions on the development, including the requirement that trees be planted along the western edge of the project, and that regrading the lots be prohibited, except with permission of the City. These and other conditions were incorporated in the CCc4c.Rs, which were recorded on the project." Mr. Grider noted that the Vintage Hills residents lost their views to the east, however, they cannot block the Vintage Heights II residents' views to the west. In addition, the trees that were planted for screening as a part of the conditions of approval for Vintage Heights II development are myoporums, which may be seen in the staff photos, currently blocked some of their view_ He has documentation that indicates the trees will eventually grow to 30 feet in height, further obstructing their views. Based on the G'ity pruning standard received from the Planning Department, one may only cut a lateral branch from the tree, and that it may not be topped off The trees are in the 15-16 foot range, and further growth will block the views of the MacKays and the Baldwin. Mr_ Grider noted that there were four components that made up the height reduction: I _ The hipped roof; 2. Reducing the second floor plate from 9 ft. to 8 ft.; 3. Changing the roof pitch from 4: 12 to 3 : 12, and; 4. Reducing the one foot gap between the ceiling of the first floor to the underside of the floor joist. He noted that he was willing to reduce the space between the bottom of the joist and the sheet rock of the first floor ceilings to 6 inches. He noted there must be room for atwo-by- four and electrical wires. He noted that the last reduction of the one-foot gap becatrte the sticking point of attempted compromise with the neighbors, and is a very important issue for his wife and him. He is still willing to reduce the one-foot gap to six inches, however, the City and Mr. Baldwin wanted more exploration to see if a few more inches could be gained_ He noted that additional inches would mean more expensive construction for him, because it was out of the norm for how to construct over the top of an existing two-by-four truss member. In addition, he may be required to do more interior concrete foundation work, where he would have to remove their existing hardwood floors at great expense. In addition, they did not want to remove those floors, and believed that the trade-off for a few inches was much more loss to them in terms of expense and livability. Mr_ Grider provided to the Commissioners a copy of a stamped structural engineer's note that requires 18" for structural reasons_ He has appealed the other items only after meeting with a structural engineer and architect. They informed him it would be difficult to achieve a desirable coffered ceiling in the bonus room and the master bedroom. He knew that he would lose the originally designed vaulted ceiling by building the hipped roof; however, the hipped roof was his suggestion to Steve Otto and the Planning Department as an initial - -- way to reduce height and give back some view. He noted that the City-recommended 3:12 PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES March 12, 2003 Page 7