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Ms. Michelotti asked Mr. Thomas to explain his reasoning for wanting the $2000 refund. Mr. Thomas felt his application was very similar to the already approved application and did not involve staff as much. He was unsure as to what the fee is used for. Ms. Michelotti asked why he did not start his process sooner, before the original application expired. Mr. Thomas said he discovered the permit had expired when the property was going through escrow. Ms. Michelotti asked if he was aware of staffs recommendations. Mr. Thomas said yes. He agreed with most of the recommendations. Vickie Thomas, 27933 Via Ventana, Los Altos Hills, said she would like to move forward with this and asked Cotmcil for its approval. Veronica Peratta, 4555 Hopyard Road, Fremont, said she is under contract to purchase the property and had some concerns as a potential owner. She said she is planning on using the building plans that Council had previously approved. Her architect has a concern with the setback line. If the Council does not grant the right to go into the easement area, the area left for the building site becomes difficult to work with. It forces the building to be tweaked and leaves the owner with no back yard. She would like to have the setback go from the hammerhead turnaround. The other concern she had was the length of time for the approval. She might not be able to construct the home for two to three years and does not want to have to go through this process again. Ms. Michelotti asked if she was starting her drawings from scratch. Ms. Peratta said she was going to try and use the same blueprints as previously approved with a few modifications. The critical issue is where the setback line will be. If there is a 25- foot setback around the whole perimeter and the lot is unusual, the house could end up being a long skinny house. The house is going to be at the end of the hammerhead mmarotmd. The property owner of lot four would be responsible for maintaining the triangular piece of land. She felt it would be nice to incorporate all the issues into one design that makes sense. Neil Nelson, 8088 Bethel Lane, said the concern he had is the West Foothill Overlay District strategy for houses being low profile and looking natural. There was an error made on the construction drawings for Mr. Thomas's project. The plans show no cut or fill at the comer of the hammerhead ramaround. At the same time the plans show a 445-foot elevation. He used these figures when he submitted his plans to the City. He made his comer of the fire turnaround Pleasanton City Council 13 11 / 17/98 Minutes