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In respcn""l.sc to a.r1 inql.-l.iry by Commissioner Sulliva1"1" 1"v'1s. Nerlal'1d replied that the vineyard conservation easement vvas kept il'1 perpetuity. rrh.c general forlT1 ofth.c easen:1Cl"1t vvas approved through Lhe Plal""l.ning Comn::1issiol"1 a1"1d City COl.-u'1cil tl'1rou.gl'1 t11e Specific Plan. The City understood that tl"1e property ovvner vvould sign th.e easen'l.ent,. an.d it vvas assl_uT1ed that vvould be l'v1:ardel vvitl"1 tl'1e CCH'1Veyance. Th..e C::ity vvill not let the Pinal I\./1ap record l...lT1less the conservation easement is il""l. place. I'\.I1ary Roberts,. 1666 Vineyard Avenue" expressed C01"1Cern. vvith th.e pot:elTtiall'1oise impacts rrorn construction_ Sl'1e did not vval1t tl-:te construction to continue unnecessarily for ITlany years" and l'1oped tl-:tat cOI"1stru.ction o-t-the l,ou.scs ,-",auld begin by ncxt SUITlIT1er_ She did not have aI1Y problems vvith the planned project" and believed the desig.n o:t-tl'1e houses vvas fine. SI"1e noted that n,ost o-t- the houses vvere lovver tl'1al'1 the trail al'1d set back. by the conservation easement. Commissioner :rv1aas l"1otcd that the condi tions took care of any placement o:t- the l"1ouses il'1 sensitive sites. She vvished 1.0 co:n:firn""l. that the setbacks V\Tould be adhered to and that the only changes vvere the building desigl"1,. the appcarance of the houses,. the updating oft11e greel"1 building conditions,. and the maintenance o:f- the common areas_ lV1r_ Iserson confirmed that all the standards vvere the same., and that tl""1e conditiol""l.S vvere du.plicat:ed. Pat Costanzo con-t.rmed tl'1at the pun modi:tlcation vvas subject to lVlardel"s purcl'1ase of tl'1e property., and that if they did not buy th.e property,. nothil""l.g vvol..1.1d change. I-Ie noted that tl"1cre vvas a dif-Terent il"1terpretation of J"\/1ardel" s contract ,-",ith the Hahncrs" and tl--..at it sl'1ould 1'10t aEf:ect the Planning Con'1mission" s decisicn-:t. TI-IE PUBLIC IIEARIN<:;; VV AS CLOSED. TI-IE PUBLIC IIEARIN<:;; VV AS I~EOI>ENED. Don Ruthroff., Dahlin Group,. believed that: the pitcl'1 of the roofs IT1et the spirit of the Specific Plan_ 'rhey requested a redl..1.ction of the ITlain roof to keep tl'1e overalllT1uss orth.e roof lo'-"'er_ In. response to an inquiry by Chairperson A.rki:n regardil"1g public requests for creating more storage in the roofs. Mr. RuthrofTreplied that vvas the builders' choice. The trusses vvould need to be designed for a heavier load in that: case_ TIIE PUBLIC I-IEARING VV AS CLOSED. C::CHTlmissiol-:tCT :rv1:aas belie-vedthe desigl""l. vvas acceptable,. and that she: could support iL 11"1 addition" she agreed vvith the maintenance associat:ion_ She vvould like to get n:.-:tore information on the green building aspects of the project. PLA~ING COlVllVlISSION JVIINUTES Scp1:en.ber 24, 2003 Page 7