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Ms. Ayala asked what was the point of having limitations only to deviate from them? What kind of message does this send to staff?. Staff clearly made it known to the architect and the buyer based on Council's decision in 1997 that Council would not approve the additional square footage. She believed there needed to be consistency or else it would be confusing. Mayor Tarver said the damage is already done at Moller Ranch. He hoped to learn from the mistakes. He said the house on the second tier will overshadow this house. He said there needed to be a process to discuss the size of garages and houses and the siting. The first row of houses is not the only thing to worry about. He felt staff could end up with the wrong thing if this goes back to the drawing board. Ms. Ayala reiterated that staff consistently kept telling the developer that 4500 sq.ft. was the limit. Mayor Tarver said staff's job is to process modifications and give its opinion. There have been hundreds of PUD modifications approved that were not consistent with the original limitations. Ms. Ayala read from the staff report that in October 1997 staff responded it could not support a house size increase over the 4500 sq.ft. and thus a PUD major modification would be required. Mayor Tarver said staff cannot vote for the Council. All staff can do is tell the applicant what it can support and what staff believes the Planning Commission and Council will support. Mr. Pico asked what would happen when the next house comes along for approval with a design that has a massive upper structure but fits within the 4500 sq. ft. ? Mayor Tarver asked about the argument regarding the limitations on garages and secondary units? Mr. Pico said that is not the issue here tonight. Ms. Michelotti said this project was developed with the garage looking like the front of the house. She did not mind having guidelines with some flexibility. But she would have a very hard time saying it could go beyond 400 or 500 square feet. She believed the appellants have demonstrated that the house is articulated and sited in the correct way and would only be visible for traffic going northbound. Mayor Tarver moved to uphold the appeal of the Planning Commission's denial of PUD-97-19-7M to allow a 456 sq.ft. increase to the 4,500 sq.ft. maximum allowed house size for first-tier custom lots in the Moller Ranch residential development, with the condition that the driveway be reduced to twelve feet, the garage be relocated closer to the house to reduce the massiveness of the entire structure and the color be approved by the Planning Director. Pleasanton City Council 9 4/21/98 Minutes