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of banFc comes vary close to hi s property 1 i ne. He sai d they gave tli sct_assed al 1 thi s with ESRPD and sai d t1e has agreed to do some rctai r~i rig worF~ on the top of the bar--r 4c at any point that i t encroaches on leis property. Commi s s i o n e r M i c h e l o t t i a s Fs ed Mr . M c Dowe 1 1 i f h e i s w i l l i n g t o gr-ar-at a 20 f~t. easement al l along the property to ESRPD. Mr. McDowell said that on most of the area ESRPD has enough of t h e i r own 1 and ., b u t a t c e r t a i n p o i n t s t h e y d o n of . He s a i d t hat EBRF'U needs a minimum of iC> ft. for an easement and tae is w i l l i n g t o g ran t t hat a mount . H a i n d i c a t ed t h a t s t a f f f e e l s t h a t ~ G f t. i s n e c e s s ar y. Further di sca..assi on ensued regarding ttae necessary am oa..ant of 1 antl for a n ea s e me n t f or t h e t r a i l c y s t em . Mr . M c Do we 1 1 s a i d h e h a s s pen t muc h t i m e on t h e d e s i g n s t a n d ar d s for the 1-aousas and 1-aave tried to get al 1 tl-ae requirements i nto t h e d e s i g n standards . He f e l t t h a t i f a p p r o v a l i s g i v en ~ t h a t i n t h r ee y ear s t h e V i c t or i a n V i n ey ar d p r o j e c t i s on e t h e C i t y coa_al d be proud of . Chairman Maher n c o mme n t e d t h a t i n c o m i n g b e f or a t h e C o mm i ssi on s e v er a l m on t h e a g o t h a t Mr . Mc Do w e l l toad i n d i c a t ed t h e h ome s woa_al d be sized somewhat 1 i Fie tai s hoa_ase on Neal Street ~ whi eta was 2 ~ l a=>O sq . f t . T'he houses wi l l now be as l arge as 3., 4fi i_> sq. f t. Mr Mc Dow e l l s a i d h e H a v e r i n t e n d ed t o g i v e t h e i m p r e s s i o n t h a t t h e p r o p o se d h om e s w o u l d b e t h e s ame s i z e a s h i s h om a on Neal Street . He thoa_agnt i t was a matter of mi scomrn rani cati on T h e C omm i ssi on ag r e a d t h e y r eme m b a r ed t h e d i s c u s s i on r eg a r d i n g sgt_aare f Dotage of the homes and f el t that i t had been c 1 ear at t h a t t i m e t h e y d i d n o t w i s h t o s ee s uc h 1 ar g e h ou s e s a s n ow proposed with a ma>;ima_am of ~+~40C> sq. ft. C o m m i s s i on er M c Gu i t 4- t hough t t h a t t h e p r op o s e d V i c t or i ar, -Queen Ann a d e s i g n m i g h t n o t b e c omp a t i b l e w i t h o t h er V a l l e y h ome styles . I n r eg a n d t o t h e g rap a v i n e s, to a d i d n o t t h i n Fz t h e y coa_a1 d s~af f i ce f or f ami 1 i es with eta i 1 dren as f ar as saf ety i s c on c er n ed . He w a s a l s o c on c er n ed a s t o t ar e ma i n t en a n c e o f t h e grapes, and wondered why Mr. McDowel l thoa..ag tat they are an amenity. Mr. McDowel 1 sai d the i dea of the proposed style of homes came from trips to the Napa Va1:L ey where tae has seen a n umb e r o f su c h h o me s. He tl o e s n o t i n t en d t h a t t h e g rap a v i n e s w i l l s e r v e a s f e n c e s g t to e y ar a d i s c was sin g open or wr o u g h t i r o n fences . P e t s w i l l h av e t o b e Ec en n e l d d ., an d p eop l e w h o b u y t her e w i l l h i v e t o b e a war e o f c e r t a i n r e s t r i c t i o n s a s f a r a s p e t s a r e concerned . Commi ssi oner McCiui r Fc thought that V_ennel s might be un attractive . M r. Mc Do w e '1 1 c on t e n d ed t hat t h e {< e n n e l s c oo l d b e di sg~ai sad attractively ~ as the garages cot_al tl be. He f el t that grape s ar a n o t t h e on l y amenity : t h a t t h e s~t o n e s t r- eats ~ flowers ~ etc _ ad d a d t o t h e w h o l e f eel i n g o f V i c t o r i a n. M I NIJTES P L ANN I NCV C OMM I SS I O N August ~`~., 199a~ F'age v