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roads would. be built and the infrastructure put in place because the surety bond would. be in place- She noted that the language for Condition No. 1 9 may read, "The developer shall provide a bond or other security acceptable to the City Attorney." She did not believe that a warranty was the in strument the City was looking for; a letter oi~ credit, certificate of deposit, or a bond would be more appropriate financial instruments_ THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED_ Iiamid Taeb, applicant, noted that his co~ripany has built homes in various subdivisions aimed believed this method of building semi-custom homes would allow more families to own thani_ He wanted to maintain the individuality of the homes on the ten lots and noted that the designs looked customized within the subdivision- He believed that the landscaping plans would soften the views and thanked the staff for their hard work in developing conditions that were acceptable to him- Regarding the bond for a certain growth, he noted that he would try to get the fastest-growing plants available but that it would be very difficult to guarantee a certain growth~ He noted that the landscaping would be inspected and any dying plants would be replaced_ Commissioner Blank noted that he was more concerned with the building and infrastructure and that landscaping would be replaced if needed. He had seen such instances occur where a developer has gone out of business, and the homeowners association had to go niter the developer personally. Mr_ Taeb noted that he could get a performance bond to replace landscaping but not to guarantee a certain growth. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Maas, Mr_ Taeb stated that he believed he paid the same school impact fees as other residential communities_ Mr. Nerland believed that the conditions of approval should include a statem cnt that the underlying conditions of approval still applied and that Condition No. 7 discusses a. special agreement applied to this project. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Pox regarding the rooF colors, C3ary Warren, lUS Architects, project architect, noted that the roof palette was selected with the design philosophy to integrate low-visual-impact earth tones. He illustrated the palette with the color hoard. Commissioner Roberts expressed concern that the blue-stucco home (Palette No. 9) would draw too much attention when built on the hill. Mr. Warren noted that it would be toned down and that he would work with staff. Commissioner Roberts suggested that the blue be toned down with some gray and added that she appreciated the single stories. Chairperson Maas thanked the applicant for showing such great concern for the neighboring development. -~~-- THE PUBLIC' HEARING WAS CLOSED_ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 25, 2005 Page 1 O of 23