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Ralph Hughes, 4471 Stoneridge Drive, on behalf of the applicant, noted that he was available to answer questions. Mr. Hughes requested the opportunity to respond to comments at the end of the public testimony. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Pearce regarding whether the four houses would be built simultaneously, Mr. Hughes replied that they would not. The houses would be on custom lots, and most of the Phase I lots would go to family members, who would build the homes as soon as possible. He noted that one or two may be sold because a family member is attending medical school on the East Coast. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Roberts regarding cattle, Mr. Hughes confirmed that Mr. Hatsushi intended to raise two or three head of cattle. Ron Lloyd, 854 Montevino Drive, noted that he and the applicant were unable to come to an agreement regarding the depth of the property and added that he did not support the EVA. He and Mr. Hatsushi agreed in principle on the amount of space as being 1,500 square feet and did not believe that would affect the development of 80,000 square feet of lots. He believed that staff s recommendation of this development would place a home as high as 25 feet, 17 feet above his lot level, and within 50 feet of his home, thereby obliterating the view from his house. He did not want an EVA with construction on it adjacent to his home. Ifthe EVA is to stay, he suggested limiting the height of the home to eight feet above his home and dropping the grading on Lot 13 down to ten feet, which Mr. Hatsushi had considered. He would like the home to be limited to 3,000 square feet and to be pushed as far back south and east as possible on Lot 13 to increase their privacy. He requested that the setback on the front of Lot I3 be pushed farther forward to increase their privacy as well. He was also concerned about the speed of traffic and construction noise. He did not know that Parcel A would be made part of the Hatsushi home and had made numerous offers to buy that parcel from the City. He would like that accommodation to offset the impact on their property and was concerned about a negative impact on his property value. Mr. Lloyd also indicated that he had unsuccessfully tried to negotiate the purchase of a portion of the Hatsushi property that would provide an additional buffer. Ira Madnick, 3095 Crestablanca Drive, believed the request that the roads not be built first to be very unusual. He requested that the development roads be built before the homes. Ron Cote, 870 Montevino Drive, noted that he lived two homes from Ron Lloyd, and he and his family supported this development. He noted that many of the neighbors had signed a petition protesting the EIR dated October 7, 1992, with respect to the cul-de-sac entering the Hatsushi property. This entrance would be a blind intersection with rapid two-way traffic. The residents requested that they be involved in redesign meetings. He believed the road was dangerous enough without the additional development, and he was concerned about the impact on the neighborhood for the next five years. Steve Andrews, 886 Montevino Drive, noted that he was not opposed to the development but was opposed to adding more traffic at the proposed intersection on Montevino Drive. He noted that Montevino Drive has had a long-standing problem with speeding traffic and was very concerned about the safety impacts. EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, April 26, 2006 Page 2 of5