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fencing _ T h e a p p l i c a n t i s i n t h e p r oc es s o f d eve 1 op i n g c or n er <br />1 of s t an l a r d s a s opposed t o i n t er i or 1 of standards _ S t a f f h a s <br />c on d i t i on ed t h e p r o ms ec t t o mee t a 1 4 f t. s e t b ac Fc f or open <br />f er-~cing_ <br />C h a i r ma n Ser g er a s k e d Mr _ Sw i f t ab o u t a 1 ar g e o a k t r ee on t h e <br />sit a a n d whether i t h a s su f f er e d an y d am ag e. Mr _ Sw i f t s a i d <br />t h er e h a s b e en s om e p of en t i a l d ama g e t o t h e t r ee : h owev er ., h e <br />h as sp o k en w i t h t h e d eve l open a n d t hey w i l l d o a l l t hey c an t o <br />save t h e t r ee _ St a f f h a s attached a c on d i t i on t hat p r ov i d es f or <br />anotl-aer tree shoul d tt-ae a>: i sting tree di a because of negl act by <br />t h e d eve l o p er _ <br />Commi ssi oner Mahern di scussed the term "ranch styl e•' ., noting <br />t h a t h ~r d e f i n i t i on o f " ranch •' wou l d b e a s i n g l e- st or y h ou s e, <br />a d d i n g t hat t h e app t i c an i s h ou se i s n of s i n g l@ -st or y. <br />Mr . Sw i f t s a i d t h e ap p t i c an i s h ou se i s p r i mar i l y t wo -story ., b ut <br />an are a o f i t c owl d b e c a l l ed t h r ee -story . Ha c on t i n ~aed t h a t i t <br />w a s n o t t h e i n t en t o f t h e d eve l op er t hat a l l t h e h o u se s b e <br />one-story _ Ne sai d st of f tsar r es ear di ed t h e t er m " ranch " an d <br />ar c h i t ec t ur e b ooF: s s how n o p ar t i c u l ar s t y l e f or " ranch _ S t of f <br />has d et er mined t hat '• r an c h" mean s t o w- p r of i l e an d wou l d b l e n d i n <br />w i t h t h e environment ~ an d b e c omp a t i b 1 e w i t h t h e o t h er h oases i n <br />the area_ <br />Commi ssi o n er M i c h e l of t i n of ed t hat a t t h e t i me t h i s ap p l i c a t i on <br />w a s d i sc u ss ed i n D e s i g n Review t hat t h e i n t e n t w as t o h a ve a <br />sty l e t h a t wou l d b l e n d i n t o t h e h i l l s i d e. T h a t i s wh y t h e <br />houses a r e c on d i t i o n ed t o b e r ev i ew ed on a c a se-b y -case b as i s. <br />Commi s s i on er Ho v i n g h c ommen t e d t h a t h e wool d l i k e t o k ee p h o u ses <br />su c h a s t h e sub ~ ec t on a f r o m b e i n g b u i l t on t h e h i g h er <br />elevati ons_ He said he woa_ald liF::e to see something that FranFs <br />L l o yd Wr fi g h t c a l l ed " or g an i s ar c h i t ec t ur e_" <br />Further di sca_assi on ensued as to how "ranch •' coa_al d be def i ned and <br />whether t h e s ub j ec t h o u se c oo l d b e i n c or p or at ed i n t o t hat <br />meaning . <br />Commi ssi one r Horan a s Feed Mr _ Sw i f t h ow m an y p eop 2 e wer a ac t i v e l y <br />b e i n g c on s i d er ed f or f a i r l y i mmed i a t e c on st r uc t i o n i n t h e <br />sub d i v i s i on . Mr . Sw i f t sai d t h a t on l y on a or t w o ar a i n t h e <br />process . Commissioner Horan f e l t i t mo r e app r op r i a t e t o stud y <br />t h e d of i n i t i o n at s om e 1 ate r t i me . <br />Commi ssi on er McGuirk f el t that 3 t wool d be wise to define <br />'• r an c h '• a s soon a s p o s s i b l e so a s n o t t o h av e t o r ev er s e a <br />d ec i s i on at some 1 at er d ate . <br />Th a ub l i h gar i was o en ed . <br />M I NLJTES <br />Pl_ANN I NG COMMISSION <br />Jun e 1 3 ., 1 990 <br />P a9 e 3 <br />