PC 10/24/1990 - Laserfiche WebLink

Chairman Mahern and Mr _ Sw i f t Furth er d i s cu s s ed how v i s i b l e the project is from I-580_ Chairman Mahern asked the applicant i£ they had to keep a 3 c 1 s 1 ope a nd l o s e 1 of s 2 1 a nd 2 2 whether they c ou 1 d move s ome o£ the house s ove r t o the e a s t a nd s ome t o the s oath t o p i ck up a 1 i tt 1 e more property a nd ope n s pace _ D arty 1 A l axe nder , 2 0 5 Mai n S t r e et , a r ch i t e ct F or th e project , responded to Chairman Mahern • s question _ At this point, he was not sure the t a 3 1 s 1 op e wa s even n ec e s s a ry _ However , he f e l t that shoo i d i t be necessary the l o t s m i ght be s o she 1 1 ow f r om front t o back the t i t c ou l d be bu i l t on _ Ch a i rma n Mahern continued t o d i s cu s s the matter w i th Mr _ A l e xa nd er , suggesting that even i£ the 1 of s c ou 1 d n of be bu i 1 t on that i t c ou 1 d be opened up s omewha t t o ga i n mo r e open space _ Commissioner M i ch e i ott i d i s cu s s ~ d w i th Mr _ H i r s t th e v i s ua l impact o£ th e pr o j e c t £ r om =- 5 8 0_ I n r e sp o n s e t o he r qu e s t i on , Mr _ H i r st exp t a i ned th a t a 6 f t_ s oundwa 1 1 wou 1 d be bu i 1 t on t op o£ a 2 3 f t_ h i gh berm _ Mr _ Sw i£ t Furth e r c 1 a r i f i ed th a t the t op o£ the berm woo l d be f re eway h eight , but the h ou s e s a r e a good distance be 1 ow that _ Commissioner Michelotti asked Mr _ Hirst to clarify his comment that there woo l d n of be a p a rK c l o s e by a nd wondered i f he meant that the creek a r e a c ou 1 d be c on s i d e re d a p ark _ Mr _ H i r s t s a i d the a r e a d o e s no t c ont a i n a c i ty -owned p ark , but the t the project w i 1 1 provide 2_ 3 a cr e s o£ p ark 1 and i n a dd i t i o n t o the cr e ekbed area _ 2 n a dd i t i o n, h e f e l t th e r e i s op e n s p a c e surrounding th e project th a t w i 1 1 1 end a dd i t i on a 1 v i ew s_ Commissioner Michelotti said another concern o£ Piers was the FAR_ She noted that FAR for this type of development is usually 40~ _ i f the deve l op ~ r doe s th e present FAR ( 2 3 l of s th a t c on form t o the 40$) and if he takes the buildable pads, and they do the Ta b l e 1, i t appear s th a t o n l y 9 l o t s w i 1 1 c on f orm t o th e FAR _ She wondered wha t th e r a t i o n a l e wa s f o r th i s_ Mr _ H i r s t explained th e ma j o t thing th a t the y h a d t o t o ok a t wa s value t o the c on Sumer , be c au s e i£ a p e r s o n i s i n a c omp a r a t i ve bu s i ne s s or s e 1 1 i ng a product , they mu s t be c omp e t i t i ve but s t i 1 1 g i ve the customer s ometh i ng they w i sh t o purcha s e _ Comm i s s i one r Hora ra wond e r ~ d h ow much o£ l o t s 1 5 a nd 1 6 wou l d a ctua 1 1 y be s e en wh i 1 e driving on th e F r e eway a t 5 5- 6 0 mph _ Mr _ Sw i Ft compared the pro j e c t s omewh a t t o Canyon Meadows , n of i ng that a person would sae the rooftops of the project as brag as Canyon Meadows c ou 1 d be s e e n_ Commissioner Hora n a nd Mr _ H i r s t Further d i s cu s s e d th e matter _ Commissioner Hovingh was concerned that if a z c 1 slope is approved , th a t a precedent i s be i ng s e t a n d th e t rend w i 1 1 - 7 _ __--7-. --__._. _. _._.. _. .. _..