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Lhe needed realignment of access. We have been working feverishly to reach asi accord with Mr_ Jariscn_ Great strides have bean made, however, we need niorc time to reach a final agreement. We arc, therefore, requesting this matter to be continued for at least another two weeks. If this matter cannot be continued, we request that you reject the Koselyn Lane project." Mr. Jones noted that the realigt~ttient of his father's sole access to his property was a key part of this proposal_ He believed that this project would cause significant grading and drainage problems. He believed the provided plans were so conceptual that he was unable to determine whether or not the promised improvements can be made, or whether they could even work.. iTpon review of the staff report, he was unable to see any analysis of the proposed improvements_ He bclicvcd tl-tc proposed project required the import of significant 1311 to provide drainage and to allow the sewer to drain back to Rose Avenue, which would create a dam effect that would cause flooding on his father's property. He believed that any project proposal should review and analyze these impacts_ He noted that his father was willing to work with Mr. Jansen, but he believed there was an absence of precise plans that would show how the landscaping irrigation would be accommodated_ He noted that was a crucial component to the proj cct and bclicvcd the proposed itriprovements should be submitted to the City for review before the project is approved_ He expressed conecni about what would happen if the improvements could not be installed as promised_ He would like single-story homes to be required on the lots adjacent to his father's property and noted that the City's General Plan required new developments to be compatible and consistent with existing homes_ llc noted that in the past, the Commission and City Council had required new development adj accnt to existing homes to be sensitive to those homes with increased setbacks and height restrictions. His father's home is a single-story hotrte, and he believed two-story homes would be an encroachment. Alton ativcly, he requested that if the Commission approved this project as presented, it require that detailed plans prepared by an engineer be required to show how the grading artd drainage access will be provided, and submitted to the City L'ngin ccr for review and approval prior to any construction activity occurring. He requested that a landscaping plan prepared by a landscape architect be prepared acid submitted at the same tiina_ He requested that single-story homes with an appropri etc height limit be required for Lots 6, 7, 8 and the custom lot ott Lot 9_ Mr_ Jones expressed conecrn about the traffic circulation, which was brought forward before the City Council. He displayed his proposal for a loop road to the Commission, which would leave more room for hotrte sites and improve access to the arroyo and the creek setting. G'ommissioner Arkin advised that plan would require a General Plan Amendment because of Rose Avcnuc's realignment_ He did. not believe that a 1995 CEQA report should be used for a 2005 plate. Pat Bitz, 2186-C Rheetrt Drive, noted that he was areal estate broker in Pleasanton and spoke in support oP this project. He represented the Altieri, I-Ioiley, and I-Iornbeck families regarding the nine-acre parcel to the west of the subj act site_ He had been working with Mr_ Jansen for more than ten years and considered him a caring and diligent plaru-ter; he believed he had done a very PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTF_S November ] 6, 2005 Page 6 of 23