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Planting Reauirements: I hope you add Italian Cypress to the list of inappropriate trees. You might also consider the extremely careful inspection, or elimination of azaleas and rhododendron since these plants are believed to have introduced the oak virus that has decimated trees in Marin. I realize that the tree planting requirements on p. 24 have been lifted from the Mariposa guidelines, but there are no native trees on those lots (or not very many). Might the planting of25 or 27 trees be overdoing it especially on the oak filled lots? Lot 7 and Lot 6, on the other hand, may need more. Stvles and relation to the natural environment: Although the sample homes are truly lovely, and would appeal to many prospective buyers, I don't see that any reflect the surrounding forest; nor do most of them fit in with hillside residential guidelines. The VCSP guideline for HR architecture (p.35) states, "House designs should be limited to traditional architectural forms adjusted to conform to the natural character ofthe site. Architectural design should emphasize the blending of buildings into the natural surroundings..." On page 16 of the Oak Ridge guidelines, it states that,". . . the architectural styles are chosen to reflect the wine regions of Europe. Ruby Hills was designed to do just that. The flat areas in the Vineyard Corridor too have been designed to reflect European villages, and these medium density Vineyard Corridor PUDs have to incorporate significant vineyards. The Oakridge lots are not in Ruby Hills, not in Mariposa adjoining the Callipe Golf course, and are not in the flatter Vineyard District of the Vineyard Corridor. The list of appropriate styles seems to eliminate creativity. Where's the contemporary woodsy home? Contemporary doesn't have to mean Frank Gehry. Would Frank Lloyd Wright or Julia Morgan be discouraged? Their styles have certainly have withstood the test oftime. Some of the sample styles might be tucked into the sites, but the Tuscan farm house belongs in Ruby Hills, on one ofthe 20 acre vineyard parcels (as pictured) or in Tuscany, though most Tuscan villas are probably not as large as those in the South Livermore Valley. The proposed styles, and the sport courts seem to belong in an upscale standard development, not HR, not in this Blue Oak, savannah parcel. Mary L. Roberts