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Lynn Jansen, applicant, P.O. Box 417, Llliablo, CA 945273, noted that he had owned the property for 1 1 years and that ha was also the owner of Lyndon Homes, acting as his own de.veloper_ He detailed the background of this project and displayed the site plan, describing the existing driveway of the adjacent Tones property. He noted that Mr. Ernie Jones presented ten criteria he was looking for at their 2003 meeting: to retain his existing entrance point; to improve the gravel/dirt road; to bring rriodern utilities to that point from Rose Avenue; to fill in the chamieled low spot with either a staining wall, or filling it up to the highest of the existing areas; replacing any driveway and landscaping that would be lost as a result of filling the channel in; raising the automatic gate; and reinstalling the automatic systems- He noted that constituted their agreement sinec th cn, and they had mat more thasi 24 times sinec then, bringing in surveyors, engineers, and Public Works specialists, as well as Planning Department stall. He noted that a Specific Plan had been put together and added that Mr. Jones' conditions were acceptable to hire; he added that Mr. Jones' conditions were part of a contract that he was obligated to fulfill- In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Maas regarding the cause of the explosion several months prior, Mr. Jansen replied that there were two rental residences on the property and displayed their location on the site plan- He noted that a contractor rented one of the houses, who had sent a worker to the shed to weld a tool used in a concrete pour. "fhe employee did. the welding, le Lt the site, and a spark occurred that caught the grass on fire. `fhe resulting explosions were Si-om the adjacent propane tanks from the barbecue and the acetylene tanks used for welding; this information was conf3n-ned by the Pire Department. He noted that any speculation about nefarious activities was wzfowzded. Regarding environmental issues, he noted that when the property is graded, there was a process followed that involved bringing in certilied environmental inspection con panics that would look for asbestos and any other type of environmental materials in the homes- He noted that the soils engineers had also performed a pre-inspection and a historical inspection and analysis, as well as examined records to detenrtinc if there were any history or evidence of any problems regarding environirtental n~aterials_ Nothing of that nature was found, as documented in the report. Mr. Jansen noted that in addition Lo the research regarding the precedents set at Nolan Farms and Calico Lane, the street widths, setbacks, roof heights, density and lot sizes, they would match or better the ratios of two-story homes- Thcy had already lowered roof heights, eliminated windows for their two-story rears for privacy; the two-story homes now have one single second-floor window in one two-story unit, and two windows in a.iiothcr_ He had no oL~jection to a design review for the custon-i lot_ Dave Jones, 392 Church Street, Livermore, noted that his father owned the adjacent property to the proposed development. IIc noted that his father's attorney asked him to read the following statement into the record: "The proposed dcvclopm cnt, which is now before you, is not ready for your consideration tonight. This project now proposed squires my father's legal content for the realignment of access. My father has not given his knowing legal con sent- Our legal co un sal has advised us that the signature of my father to the consent was obtained illegally and is not enforceable. Without arty father's - consent, Mr. Jansen must redesign his proposal because it does riot work without PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES November 1 6, 2005 Page 5 of 23