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Lots 1 and 2: I'm not sure they should have to face the trail and Vineyard. Thc privacy on thcsc two lots will be compromiscd by the way the road wraps around thcm. Cars will be coming downhill directly at their backyards; cars coming up thc hill might impact the privacy on Lot 2. 1 laving a wcll articulated sidc yard lacing Vincyard might actually appear less massive. Staff believes the design can be addressed at the time the design guidelines are considered at the time of the Tentative Map review and approval. Size: The I Iatsushi hillside development limited houses to 8000sq. n. Would it be bettcr to limit square footagc? In the past 8 ycars, the Commission hasn't approved a housc ovcr 7000 sq ft., usually duc to thc visibility of these larger structures. Staff notes the proposed FAR are shown on pg 6 of the staff report. The larger sizes ranging from 8,450 sf/o 9,015 sf will be located on sites that are not as visible. The determination of FAR would be considered with Ihe architectural design guidelines at the time of the Tentative Map review and approval. Acccssorv structures: Page 25 seems to allow accessory structurcs to bc 25'. Docs thc City allow any accessory structures to be that high? Noted. The determination of accessory structure heights would be considered with the architectural design guidelines at the time of the Tentative Map review and approval. Planting Requirements: I hope you add Italian Cyprcss to the list of inappropriate trees. You might also considcr the extremely careful inspcction, or elimination of azalcas and rhododcndron since these plants are believed to have introduced the oak virus that has dccimated trees in Marin. I realize that the tree planting rcquircmcnts on p. 24 have been lined from the Mariposa guidclincs, but thcrc are no native trees on those lots (or not vcry many). Might thc planting of 25 or 27 trccs bc ovcrdoing it cspccially on the oak lillcd lots? Lot 7 and Lot 6, on the other hand, may nccd morc. Noted. The determination of planting requirements would be considered with the architectural design guidelines at the time of the Tentative Map review and approval. Stvlcs and rclation to the natural cnvironmcnt: Although thc sample homes are truly lovcly, and would appeal to many prospective buycrs, I don't see that any rellect the surrounding forcst; nor do most of them fit in with hillsidc rcsidential guidclines. The VCSP guidcline for HR architecture (p.35) states, "I louse designs should bc limitcd to traditional architectural forms adjusted to conform to the natural charncter of the site. Architcetural dcsign should cmphasize thc blending of buildings into thc naturnl surroundings..." On pagc 16 of thc Oak Ridgc guidelines, it states that,"...thc architcctural stylcs arc choscn to rcllcct thc wine regions of Europc. Ruby Hills was designed to do just that. The flat arcas in thc Vincyard Corridor too havc bcen designcd to reflcct European villagcs, and these medium density Vincyard Corridor PUDs have to incorporatc signilicant vineyards. Thc 5