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c_ PCUP-145. Chris Beratlis and Kazuo Hats ushi Application For a conditional use penriit to allow temporary stockpiling of approximately 10,000 cubic yards of excess dirt material from the Beratlis property located at 10 Beratlis Place onto the Hatsushi nursery property located at 2798 Vineyard Avenue- Zoning for the property is PUD-LDR/OS ~Plarcned Unit Development -Low Density Residential/Open Spaced District~ Ms. Decker summarized the staff report and described the history and scope of this application. She noted that efforts were made to make the placement of the dirt look natural and that it would not be a visual blight- She advised that an e-iriail containing concerns was received from Mr_ Lloyd, who resides at the Montevino address- this e-mail was forwarded to the Planning Commission_ The response from. the project phan ner, Marion Pavan, containing apoint-by-point response, was also forwarded to the Planning Commission_ Staff recommended approval of this item. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OP ENED_ Chris Beratlis, applicant, 10 Beratlis Ylace, distributed material to the Plam-cing Commission that reflected the comments made by over 60 neighbors he had contacted. H.c generally concurred with the staff report- With respect to Condition No_ 7, regarding the trees, he would prefer achain-link fence around each tree versus a $5000 bond for a. year to protect the trees against damage. He believed that being required to do both was redundant- He noted that Mr_ Lloyd wanted assurances that his home would not be damaged- He contracted with a home inspection service to inspect Mr_ Lloyd's home before the project began, including the foundation, swimming pool, and fence. After completion of the construction, he would reinspect the home and take care of any damage that might have occurred- Ha was confident that there would not be any damage and was happy to put Mr. Lloyd's mind at ease. Ralph D. Hughes, 4471 Stoneridge Drive, Mr_ Hatsushi's son-in-law, noted that he would be impacted by the planned development and the grading. He expressed concern about erosion and believed the C'ity's approach to this issue was excellent. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Roberts regarding C7ondition No_ 1 O, the requirement to pay all applicable fees prior to the issuance of a building permit, Ms_ Decker conFirmed that was a standard condition placed on all projects and that it was understood that Mr_ Beratlis would pay all the fees that the property would be subject to_ Michael Aminian, 865 CGl era Lane, spoke in support of this item and added that the applicant had shared the project plans with him- He noted that he had no interest in the applicant's property. Darryl Alexander, project consultant, ] 47 Old Bernal Avenue, noted that he would be available to answer any technical questions. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES July 13, 2005 Page 10 of 15