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ComlT'lissioner l\.Ifaas l""l.oted that the Specific Plan identifIed 82 ul"1its." a1'1d tl-""l.e C~ity Council had suggested increasing the number of units to include affordable housing. In response to an inquiry by Comn""lissiol'1er 1\/1aas vvhether an an,endment must. be rnade to t11e Specific Plan,. JV1:r. lserson noted that tl""l.e development vvas controlled by the General Plan" not a Specific Plan_ He added th.at the n--:tidpoil""l.t oftl""l.e Gel"1eral Plan vvas 82 units; the upper limit. vvas 139 units.., if amenities vvcre provided. ^ den.sit.y bonus o-t- up to 250/0 is allovved above that. Com1T1issioner Roberts noted that the trees vvere located in the lovv-Iyil""l.g areas,. vvhere th.e houses vvould be b1..1.ilt_ She added that tl""lere vverc raptors in t.he area,. as vvell as tiger salalT'landers", tvvo types of fox" bobcats,. and golden eagles. C-:OITHT1issioner !\/laas n.oted that her infor.lT1altally o-t~ the residel'1ts" concer.l'1S pI aced the disclosure and tra-t"l-lc as tl""l.e top tvvo issues_ Sl-:te added that noise., parks." Ope1"1 space,. and the placernent of the l'1oLlses,. trees" vegetatiOI'1,. habitat., grading", an.d street access '-Vere also IT1ajor issues_ SI'1e believed that 150 l'1ouses vvas an excessive l'1UIT1ber.., t.l-:te disclosure issue notvvitl'1standing. Commissioner Sullivan complimented staf:t- on identifying the communit.y impacts,. and agreed vvith the comments vvith respect to environmel"1tal impacts. He believed this project" as proposed,. as an environmental disaster vvaiting to happen. He noted that tl"1e nevv Housing Element did not stress this type of housing to be built in tl'1e commu.I1ity. He noted that vvith the housing cap of 29,.000." it did not make sense to him to build hou.ses vvith this type of eI1vironmel""l.tal iI1'1pact. C:orn.missioner Su.llivnn suggested tl'1at an off-site alternative be considered in the EIR" for instance,. the san,e number of uI""l.its at I-Iacienda or the East Side. Chairperson Arkin believed this project had ITlany environme1-:ttal impacts,. and vvould like to see furtl,er examiI1ation of alternative access" especially tl-:trou.gh Kottinger R,an.ch.., BOI""l.de Ral'1ch.., aI1d Ventarla Hills. C-:ommissioner Sullivan not.ed that tl'1e Ell~ ch.ecklist included e1Tviron.l'1-""l.ental irnpacts tl'1at V\lere individually limited,. but cumulatively considerable_ He believed that the air quality and energy in""lpacts n.-""l.ay fall into that category because of the 1'1-""l.ar1Y projects 'V\Tith ''':'insigl-""l.iflcant irnpacts"" that vvould con'1bine to forrn a significal'1t iI1'1pact.s. d_ P"LJI>-82-16-1. 5lV'I.. R.oss a.-.d Elizabet:h "V\/cst:brook Application for a major modification to an approved PlaI-:tl-:ted LJnit DevelopmeI1t (Gray Fox Planned Unit: Development: PUD-82-l6) t:o aHovv several accessory str1..1-ctures to be located outside o:f-the building envelope at 802 Gray }--<;ox Circle. This includes the retention of an existing play structure and cOI"1struction or a carport", tvvo pool cabanas", an arbor", and related structures. ZO.l-""l.ing for the property is PUD-LDR (Planned "LJnit Developmel'1t - T~ovv Density Residential) DistricT- This item vvas contillued to the meeting ofC>ctober 8" 2003_ PLANNTNG CC>l'Y1l'Y1ISSIC>N l'Y1INUTES September 24, 2003 Page 19