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Chairperson Maas noted that she did not like the placement of the house on top of the hill and believed the architecture was out of place there. She stated that the house had been designed for a flat pad which is not available on the proposed site except at the location of the existing house- Coninzissiotier Fox did not believe the dot meant the existing garage would be demolished in order to build the new residential unit, she believed it was si~rtilar to the dots on the North Sycamore Specific Plan, with respect to the alignment of the trail- She could support the house being built higher on the hill and that it would not be feasible to build in the garage space. She noted that the barbed wire for the property line was located. at the back of the building. She could not fathom placing a residence there, and that the dot's location was not meant to be the exact location- However, she believed that because the elevation exceeded 540 feat, the residence should be limited to 25 feet in height, however that is calculated via the Municipal Code, and. be one story- Shc believed that from the architectural perspective, the visual prominence should be minimized; she did not see that occurring at this point. "['hc architecture for Hillside Residential District should be medium-to-dark earth tone building colors, and she believed. the design should be changed to incorporate those colors- She believed the roof forirt should be broken rather than using a fL at roof and that the materials should be darker. She believed the natural copper proposed for the roof can he reflective and that the reddish clay roofing material should be much darkcr- Commissioner Blank agreed that it was important to have clarity regarding the location of the circle/dot with respect to the property line. Chairperson Maas believed this was a tl at-land house, not a hilltop house, and that it did not tit with the topography. Conitnissioner Blank stated that the house should be in cotapliance with the Specific Plan. He was concerned about the apparent lack of accurate visual representation of the house, which was adeal-breaker for him- He did not want to see any of the heritage trees ren-toved- He also wondered about how long there would be vineyards on the lower property along Old Vineyard Avenue before additional homes would be built- Cotrin-tissioner Pearce appreciated the work that the Sariches have done with the Planning Dcpart~n ant and had concerns that the topography was being made to conform to the house, not the other way around- Commissioner Blanlc questioned whether a binder containing all the staff reports regarding this project from the beginning could be provided- The Commission discussed his request and determined that it was not necessary for them to have all the staff reports and historical documents. Whatever information the Commissioners needed would be available in the Planning Department's records. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES September 28, 2005 Page ] O of 1 4