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~ native to California in the new planting, especially those that are endemic to the site. They also planned to restore the historic walnut grove and to use natural materials, such as stone instead of brick. The historic white boazd fence would be used at the pazk and along the development frontage; a simple open-wire mesh fence would be used at the perimeter, with a single strand of barbed wire to keep the cows out. She noted that she saw this as a revegetation project. Joseph Gorny, project azchitect, Gorny and Associates, noted that they did not plan to implement the severe grading as originally shown. They also worked on the orientation so they did not feature a line of houses. By revising the project's grading, they also reduced the retaining walls that had been much longer and up to a height of eight feet. He noted that the quality of azchitecture for the guidelines were the same as they had written for Silver Oaks, with the addition of adapting the azchitecture to a hillside site with more developed landscaping guidelines. He emphasized the importance of adhering to the design guidelines. They believed that additions should go through the entire design review process, particularly on a hillside home. They also endeavored to reduce the massing on the hillside homes in form and materials. The roofs followed the slopes, without a long series of gables. There would be no uplighting, and all the lighting would face down to prevent light pollution. With respect to Chairperson Arkin's request to change the wording from "wildly eclectic designs aze discouraged" to "prohibited, " he noted that the change had not been made in the copy presented to the Planning Commission, but that change would be made on page 24. ~" In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Arkin regazding whether the homes would return to the Planning Commission for approval, Mr. Pavan confirmed that the Commission wanted the Zoning Administrator to be able to approve the designs without bringing each design application to the Commission as a public hearing. The Commission encouraged both staff and the applicant to model the procedures after the current Mariposa Ranch development by the Callippe golf course. The applications will be peer reviewed by Mr. Gorny; the design applications will then be subject to normal noticing and review procedures; and then the reductions and photos-visuals will be submitted to the Planning Commission. Mr. Hirst complimented Mr. Pavan on his hard work over the past four months. He hoped that they would be able to start the grading by the summer of 2007 or in 2008 at the latest. They anticipated returning to the Commission in six weeks with the tentative map. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether the entire open space would be fenced for cattle grazing, Mr. Pavan noted that would be up to the City to examine under any succeeding applications for 4-H activities. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether the Pazks Department had been brought into the conversation regazding maintenance roads, Mr. Pavan replied that would be examined in detail in conjunction with the tentative map. r"~ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES August 23, 2006 Page 8 of 17