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Commi ssi orlar Mi chal otti di sct_assed with Mr. Harvey the proposed scenic amenities and landsc api ncq_ Ralph Romero, 2810 Foothill Raad, gave. some bactxgr-ound Fai st ory of the area sa_arroa_andi ng the proposed si te. Some time ago ha said he suggest ed that the lr~ ft_ dedi cat ad road be used to create era access for the two remaining driveways ore Footh i 1 1 Feoad_ He said he has agreed to give up 16 feet or wh ate=var it regt.ai res of his own prop arty to relieve the Dl son property, as i t i s level op ed. He felt that the Foothi 1 1 Cor-ri dor study was a good report , but would create more si toot i ons such as the level op er was e::par i er~c i ng as to setbac t::s _ Commi ssi oner Mah errs d i sca_assed the possi bi 1 i ty of a f r~or-at age road al onq Footi-sill Road wi to Mr. Ramerc~, and waridcr-ed if in di ~c-a_assi ores whether i t was to be a 28 f t _ road or whether i t c"Dull be sa_ab st anti ally smallar_ Mr_ Romero indicated tl-~at noth i nq sp ec:i f-i c was defined i n those di sc ussi ons_ He further di sct_assed the matter of poor vi psi bi 1 i ty i n that area. Joe Zt"affa, 8t>2'a8 Jorgen sera L.ar~e, stated that he is opposed to any c on stra_act i on on Parcel ._ that i t i s i n vi of at i on of the Y S<:~ f t_ setbact.: ruling. He' continued that the wl-aole intent of the Foot)-sill Corridor Shady was to sat a standard: now that it has been set , i t seems that i t sh oul d be abided by. He s.ai d hi s home has a 1'7G ft. setbacg_ Arlene Zuf f a , 80 L' 8 Jorgen sen Lane , stated that she al so has some c on r_erns about the proposed pro.j act= In regard to the landscaping, she felt the e>:i sti ng oleanders are pathetic; she felt they sh oul d be removed and replaced wi th new ones. She i s al sa c_onc ar Wed ab ot.at the do vel aper resat wanting a home own era ~assoc:i ati on _ Ftec entl y they had a problem wi th a lot on Jorgensen Lane that has sold t!-free times. Da_ari ng that time, 'the owner" of the pr ap arty was to maintain al 1 the sty^i p along Foothi 1 1 Road. She said the owner neg:L acted to rtaai ntai n i -t q the wet er- lines were brogan: for two years she and her Y~t.asb and have wet er ed, weeded and maintained that area_ She had cal led the City a number of times as to what rec oa_ar se they head ~ i t sa_absequent 1 y went to the Ci ty Attorney who said i t woa_a 1. d have to go to the homeowners association, wl-~i ch they do not hava_S'he f alt that if development tatces place that a haomeowraers associ ati or-a is daf :i.ni taly Woad e~Y_ Sht= was ver hot"ase bei ng bt"ai 1 t on Parcel ~ , as she i s al randy apposed to a big 1-souse in front of F-aars on tl-ae o y e"F1OSad to a pposi to si de_ She had no problem with Parcels 4 and °.._ She felt the standards sat ford-i :i n the Foothi 1 1 Carri dor Study ware e:: cal 1 ent and that the Commi ssi on sl-aot.a2 d net start devi at i ng Pram tl-iose st ender ds_ Doug Harvey rat urned to the podium. Ha addressed Mrs. L~affa's concerns, noting that staff Fans recommended a Faai ght of .:..4 ft_ to the hoaase. In rag and to maintenance of the open space, he MINlJ 7'E_S F"LANN I NCB COMM I SS' I ON June '^"•7, 199~> Page 17