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Mahern asKed Mr_ Bridgman if they would consider reducing the f 1 0 o r a rea rat i o on a l l one -story homes _ Mr _ Bridgman s a i d they w i 1 1 1 ooK at th i s at the tentative map stage _ Comm i s s i one r Hov i ngh wa s c oncerned w i th 1 arge £ootp r i nt s and the ab i 1 i ty fo r homeowners t o have swimming poo 1 s a nd other amen h i e s put in the ba clcyards _ Chairman M i the l ott i a stied how many model s wou 1 d b e backed up to Kentwood _ Mr _ Bridgman stated that the i r p 1 ans a re on 1 y conceptua l at th i s t ime , but that there wou l d be va r i ou s elevations _ Mr _ Bridgman reviewed the setbacKs _ There wi11 be a m in imam o f 2 3• i n the ba cK w i th s ome a rea s going t o 2 7- 2 9 becaus e o f the j og i n the 1 and _ Mr _ Bridgman Bien stated tha t they started w i th 2 0 • 6 •• and have s i nce reduced the he fight 1 im it at i on t o 1 8•_ Ch a i rma n M i the 1 ott i stated that th e P l a nn i ng Commission w i 1 1 b e c oncerned w i th F _ A _ R _ and the tendency toward very 1 a rge home s and that th i s wi 1 1 be 1 oolced at c 1 o s e 1 y_ S he urged the app t i c ant to work w i th the s to f f_ Chairman Michelotti then asked Por all persons who wished to speak i n £avo r o f the p ropo s a l to c ome Porwa rd _ Fred Hempy , 5 0 0 0 Footh i 1 1 Roa d s a i d he wa s neither f o r no r aga i n s t the p ropo s a l, but had c oncern s w i th the a l ternat five p l a n p resented which shows a c c e s s ont o Footh i 1 1 Road _ Footh i 1 1 Road i s a b ad road and a road very d i£ f i cu 1 t to p 1 an _ 1 f it i s 1 eft ru ra 1, the re a re prob 1 ems , and i f you make the road n i ce r , pe op 1 e w i 1 1 just go f aster _ Mr _ Hempy s aid there i s a t remendou s t opograph i ca 1 d rop and there i s a 1 i ne o f s i ght f a ct o r 1 0 0• i nt o the c rest _ There have been 1 6 a c c i dent s at tha t the come r o f Mu i rwo od/ Footh i 1 1 Road i n 1 9 8 8, TJKM , t ra f f i c consu 1 to nt s, a re Iota 1 1 y opposed t o more a cce s s _ Mr _ Hempy wa s surprised that Bridgman wou 1 d t aloe t ime to draw up a map showing th i s a 1 t e rnat five _ He stated that i£ peop 1 e a re c oncerned w i th th e s a P ety o f chi 1 dren they shoo 1 d us e Mu i rwood Road a nd have a t of 1 of i n one o f the new 1 ots _ Footh i 1 1 Road shoo 1 d not be c on s i de red a n option _ Pat Wood , 5 0 1 0 Footh i 1 1 Road agreed w i th Mr _ Hempy • s c omment s_ Spe a Ke r s S n Oooo s i t i on Tim LeRew , 4 9 6 8 H i 1 1 cre s t, stated that h i s and thre e othe r home s a re 2 - 1/ 2 • be 1 ow the pad s o £ adj a c ent homes _ Mr _ LeRew sp olce to m i t i gat i on £eatu re s and spec i a 1 conditions _ They have had n i ne new home s which ha s i ncrea s ed the tra ££ i c s ign i f i cant 1 y_ Trevo r Lagette , 4 9 4 6 H i 1 1 c re s t, addressed p age 3 o f th e sta f f report _ He i s n of i n Pavo r o f a n 8• h i gh f en c e, pa rt i cu 1 a r 1 y s ince H i 1 1 c re st i s 7 0• f rom Footh i 1 1 Road _ -12-