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EXHIBIT E DRAFT PUD-99-7-3M1PDR-578, Heartwood Communities Application for: (1) a major modification to the approved PUD development plan for Tract 7162 (formerly TTK Properties) to incorporate design guidelines for the Heartwood Communities development and to modify the design review and approval process; and (2) design review approval to construct an approximately 7,128-square-foot two-story home with an approximately 1,668-square-foot garage and a 1,088-square-foot basement on Lot 8. The property is located on the south side of Happy Valley Road at its junction with Alisal Street, within the Happy Valley Specific Plan Area. Zoning for the property is PUD-SRDR, GC, & OS (Planned Unit Development - Semi-Rural Density Residential, Municipal Golf Course, and Open Space) District. Ms. Decker presented the staff report and described the background, layout, and scope of this project. Commissioner Blank noted that he would not support a project without automatic fire sprinklers and inquired whether each similar project must be checked to ensure it had sprinklers. Ms. Decker confirmed that was true and noted that this was an opportunity to request that be made part of the standard conditions to be checked by staff. Commissioner Olson noted that he had seen a house in that area that appeared to be purple and inquired whether there was any process to prevent that from happening in this development. Acting Chairperson Fox noted that particular custom house was denied by the Planning Commission several years ago by a vote of 4-1, which was then appealed to the City Council with staffs recommendation to change the colors. The City Council approved the appeal by a vote of 5-0. Ms. Decker noted that the design guidelines provided a color palette, and if a house were to be painted contrary to those guidelines, it would be a code enforcement issue. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner O'Connor regarding whether it was staffs recommendation to change the proposed development guidelines back from the proposed 30-foot front and rear yard setbacks to the Specific Plan 35-foot front and rear yard setbacks, Ms. Decker replied that the City is reluctant to process Specific Plan amendments in general. She noted that these documents are typically written whereby the decision-makers, staff, and the applicants are provided with the flexibility of interpretation. In this particular case where the Specific Plan defines the setbacks, there appeared to be less flexibility. The City typically uses the PUD modification process to vary setbacks or other variances from the PUD development standards, The applicant is requesting consideration to modify the design guidelines as a part of the proposed action to allow the reduced front and rear yard setbacks to 30 feet. Commissioner O'Connor suggested that if the setbacks were to remain at 35 feet to be consistent with the Specific Plan, and if a specific lot had difficulty and needed a variance, that may be the best procedure, rather than setting setbacks differently from what is required in the Specific Plan. DRAFT EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 18,2006 Page 1 of6