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J er r y U om m er , a r c h i t ec t f or Golden E ag l e F arms , showed a p i c t ur e boar d t hat h e h op ed wou l d c l a r i f y what t hey t hough t wou l d i d en o f y ac c e p t ab l e h ome s t y l es f o r t h e s ub d i v i s i on _ He f e l t t h a wor d " r a n c h " w a s v ar y d i v er s e a n d c o u l d b e i n t er p rated i n a number o f ways . He ex p l a i n ed t h a t t h e t er m " ranch " originated over '~ C> y ear s ag o a n d wa s c on s i d er ed t o b e a sp r aw l i n g t y p e of hoa_ast-+, bt_tt not necessari 1 y one 1 evel "Ranch" actual 1 y takes i t s st y l e f r om a n umber o f other s t y l e s. I n c on c l us i o n, h e sai d they would enco~.ar age "ranch" style, but did not want to be l i m i t ed t o t hat st y l e. He h op ed t hat b y u$ i n g t h e p i c t ur e b oar d t h a t f ut u r e c l i en i s c ou l d g a t an i d e a o f wh a t i s ex p ec t e d t o b e b u i l t i n t h e s ub d i v i s i on . C omm i ss 3 one r M i c h e l of t i asked Mr . Do mmer i f t h e y wou l d i n t en d t o s how t h e p i c t ur e b oar d t o p r osp ec t i v e c o s t omer s. He agree d t h e y would . Comm i s s i on er M i c h e l of t i f e l t i t w as e>: t r em e l y i mp o r t an t t h a t f u t ur e b uy o r s b e t o l d ah ea d of t i m e what t yp e o f h ou s e i s expected i n t h a t area . Mr . F air fie l d a s k e d t hat t hey b e a l l owed t o a_as a t h e p i c t ur e boar d a s p resented t o p r osp ec t i v e c o s t Omer s. Commissioner Matte er n h a d some c on c er n t hat a l l t h e p i c t u r es m i g h t n of b e a p p r op r i a t e_ Mr . F a i r f i e l d s a i d t h e y ar a w i 1 2 i n g t o mod i f y t h e p i c t ur e b oar d t o ma k e i t a c t ep t ab l e. Rand y Ar i z a, 3348 2 W i n d m i l l Road , Fremont , s a i d h e h as p ur c h seed a l of n er. t t o Dr . C l ayt on . He sai d h e h as r e ad t h e P UD a n umber o f t i me s an d h a s a t t en d ed man y meeting s i n order t o g e t a f ee 1 for what wool d b e a l l owed i n t hat area . Ha h a s t r i ed t o wor 4z w i t h t h e d eve 1 op er t o wor k on a p l an t hat w ou l d b e ac c ep t ab l e t o t h e d eve l op er , t h e C i t y, an d s t i l l meet h i s n eed s. He sai d n e wa s a p p o i n t ed t o t h e De s i g n Review Committee b y t h e d eve 1 op er and felt in this manner tl-sere coa..ald be some flexibility. He t hough t t h e Committee wou l d p r ov i d e a g ood t o0 1 f or c heck s an d b a l ante s o f p r os p ec t i ve H ome s. H i s h op e w as t n a t t h e g u i d e l i n es for t h e s ub d i vision h ome s wou l d n o t b e so s t r i n g en t t h a t n o 2 at i t ud e w as a l l o wed . Stan l e y Ra t h b o n e, 325 Ra y Street , a s 4z ed wh o d et er m i n as w h a t i s the Pleasanton style of housings whether it is the architect, the F'l anning Commission., the City Coa_ancil or the citizens of P 1 a a s an t on . He sai d h e h as b ~e n of ten r e m i n d ed t h a t t he p r op e r t y owner s n a ve r i g h t s: h e s a i d t h ey a l so n a v e obligati one , r esp on s i b i l i t i es an d b u i l d i n g c odes t o a d h er a t o. The _~ ub l i t h tar i n c wa s c l os~d ._ A mo t i on w as m ad a b y C omm i ss i on er H o v i n g h, sec on d e d b y Co mm i s s i on er Hor a n r ec om men d i n g ap p r o v a l of Ca s e Z -8 9- 7 58 , therefore denying Case AP-9U-G6, subject to the conditions of t h e st a f f r ep or t. ` MINUTES PLANNING COMM I SS Z ON Jun a 1 3, 1 9 9G F'age 5