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pro j act s at on e or t o treat them s ap a r at e 1y _ Mr _ Sw i£ t s a i d it is best to hear both aspects o£ the caws at one time ~ in this way the C i ty Counc i 1 wou 1 d have the ben e f i t o f the C omm i s s i on • s recommendation , whether or n of the c a s e s e r a approved _ Commissioner Hor a n d i s cu s s ad w i th Mr _ Sw i f t the c ommant i n the r sport that the Canyon Meadows property i s t op i c a 1 1y unique _ He wondered about the trieory that proximity t o a £ re away mean s l ow density _ I n other c ommun h i e s, he s e e s proximity t o f'r e away s a s more h igh density w i th p e op 1 e u sing townhouse s a s s oundwa 1 1 s_ Mr _ Sw i f t s a i d he d i d n of th i nK the Genera l P l an i nd i s ated that i£ a pro j ect i s nee r a £ r eeway that i t shoo 1 d be 1 ow d en s i ty , a nd a portion o f Laguna oaK s project homes , not townhome s, a r e e s s ent i a 1 1y u s ed a s a s oundwa 1 1_ Chairman Maher n £ e i t that th i s project i s n e a r an entry way t o the C i ty that i t sh ou 1 d n of b e h igh density . Commissioner M i the 1 ott i gave s ome ba clcgr ound o f th e Canyon Meadows / F err e r i project a nd why i t wa s even c o n s i der ed f or h igh density_ She noted that the lay of the land lent itself to high density be c au s e o f th e n a tur a 1 berm which mad e i t more o f a bu i 1t - i n s oundwa 1 1_ Commissioner McGU i rK wondered how th i s project m i ght imp act any o £ the s choo 1 s _ Mr _ Sw i £ t s a i d a ny impact c au s ed by the project wou l d £ a 1 1 i n the P l e a s ant o n s cri o 0 1 d i str i ct , the project i s i n the Lyd iK s on s ciao 0 1 boundary _ S f that s ch o 0 1 i s at c ap a c i ty , the cri i 1 dr en wou 1 d h eve t o g o wh er e a s cho 0 1 i s ava i 1 ab 1 e_ Commissioner M i the 1 ott i a sK ed Mr _ Sw i£ t t o r ev i ew the s t and a rd s for FAR • s on R- 1- 6 5 0 0 or R- 1- 4 0 0 0_ Mr _ Sw i P t s a i d f or R- 1- 6 5 0 0 district the maximum a l l owe b 1 e i s 4 0%~ £ or R- 1- 4 0 0 0 the maximum i s a l s o 4 0$_ Commissioner H ov i ngh qu a s t i o n e d Mr _ H i gd o n a bout the ba s i s f or a 3 1 s 1 opa and wh a t c i t i e s d o that a r e p r i ma r i 1 y h i 1 1 s i d e dove 1 opmant s_ Mr _ H i gd o n s a i d the ba s i s r egu i t ement c oma s f rom the f act th a t th i s p a r t i cu l a r c or n er o£ the s i t e adjacent t o the cr e eK are a i s very un s t a b 1 e_ I n order t o g o t o a s t a eper than 3 o i they wou 1 d be r e c ommand i ng c on c r a t e 1 i n i ng the channe 1 or r ipr ap _ A 2 1 s 1 op e i s th e a b s o 1 ut e 1 im i t on a s t e ap s 1 ope , but 3 0 1 i s bac om i ng mo r e c ommo n be c au s a o f th e pr o b 1 ems a s s o c i ate d with s 1 ide s that have occurred _ I n r e sp o n s e t o c omm 3z s s i over Hov i ngh , Mr _ H i gdon s a i d that F r emont Yea s a 3 1 s lop e standard _ Commissioner H ov i ngh wa s c one ernad tria t th i s p art i cu 1 ar project i s being sp l i t up i nt o two p a r c e l s, a nd f e l t that tri e G a ner a 1 P 1 an shou 1 d r e£ 1 e ct the who 1 e a r a a_ He added that h e wou 1 d f avor Keeping th i s pr o j a ct a s o na p a r c e 1_ H e suggested that they consider the whole 15 acres and Keep the zoning as PUD iow density and s t i 1 1 a l l ow the 4 1 unit s on the 9 a c r e s_ Mr _ Sw i P t - 4 -