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Commissioner Hov ingh expressed concern that i n the event o f an earthquake th e water i n the pond m fight r i s e and run down the h i 1 1 _ Mr _ H i gdon indicated that the pond and surrounding are a are s i tuat ed s o that in the event o £ an earthquake th e water shoo 1d not run down the h i 1 1 _ Commissioner Hovingh d i s cus s ed with Mr _ Coop er the p o s s i b i 1 i ty o£ a par a 1 1 e 1 street a 1 ong Footh i 1 1 Road with a t i e- i n street that wou 1 d c onnect to the pro j ect street design _ He wa s c owcer reed about tra £ £ i c h av i ng to go a 1 1 the way to Stoner idge Drive or W _ La s P o s ita s and a sked i f there wer e s ome way around this _ He a sked i£ that i s £ e a s fib 1 e w i th the de sg i n i£ the r e c center i s removed _ Mr _ Cooper further d i scus s ed th i s w i th h im and thought i t wou 1 d be f ea s fib 1 e w ith the design i £ the street went above the r ec center _ Commissioner McGU i rK d i s cu s s ed w ith Mr _ Cooper th e topography o £ the area between 1 of s 8 and east o £ 1 of 9 _ He a sked why tho s e were not considered a cc ept ab 1 e £ or 1 of pads _ Mr _ C o oper p o i nt ed out that they ar e trying to avoid grading be c au s e o f p o s s i b l e sign i£ i cant tree 1 o s s_ I t appear s that tho s e area s ar e h e av i 1y wooded a red wou 1 d r equ i re remova 1 0£ a number o f tr ee s_ Commissioner Horan questioned Mr _ Cooper a s to what i s considered s i gn i£ i c ant tr e e 1 o s s_ Mr _ Cooper and Mr _ Sw i£ t exp t a i reed that the area s near 1 of s 8 and 9 i s very steep w i th a great number o f trees _ = n the event o£ a f ire it wou 1d be d i P P i cu 1 t t o pr ov fi d e fir a protection i f s ome o f the tree s ar a not r emoved _ I t i s a l s o necessary to do s ome grading i n that area _ Commissioner Mi the 1 ott i wa s concerned that pe op 1 e who buy custom 1 of s wou 1 d want t o remove trees _ Mr _ Cooper s aid that a 1 1 the lots must come back before the Design Review Board and restrictions w i 1 1 be put on them _ Commissioner M i the 1 ott i s a i d that in addition to that , she wou 1d want buyer s to Know the restriction s be £ ore they purcha s e the 1 of s _ Commissioner McGuirk questioned Mr _ Cooper a s to the amen i d e s i n the recreation area _ Mr _ Cooper exp 1 a i reed they p 1 an t o have a putting green ~ t enn i s and ba sketba 1 1 c ourt s ~ oriented mor e t owa rd adu I t a sage _ Th i s shoo l d e l im i hate the need f or the home owner s to us e C i ty £ a c i 1 i t i e s_ I n re spores a to Commissioner McGU i rK • s question , Mr _ Cooper anticipated that pe op 1 e who buy th e home s might Piave chi 1dr en ~ however , they wou 1 d be in a h i gher i nc ome bracket _ S n r e spores e to C omm i s s i over M i the 1 ott i• s question , Mr _ C o open indicated the i red ivi dua 1 owner s wou 1d not Piave swimming poo 1 s _ Th i s wou 1 d be i n Keeping with the de s it e to Keep the rur a 1 atmosphere _ MI MlJTES PLANNING COM•I SSIOM DE R l2, lTJO PAGE 7