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at the natural grade at 442 feet elevation. During the course of construction when the fire turnaround was made at the elevation as the building pad it did not look natural. When he checked this out he discovered the elevation was at 445 and not at the 442 that he was planning on in order to slope down to his driveway. The design was changed out in the field and dirt was pushed onto his property. In doing so it made a wider shoulder. This does not look natural. He is asking Mr. Thomas to put a two foot shoulder on the turn around and slope it 3 to 1 down to where it meets the natural grade elevation. In the four years he has lived on his property he has not noticed any further grading. He said the present contour lines do not match the 1994 contour lines. He said he did not intend for the edge of the hammerhead turnaround to be used as a setback line. It is important to have the house sit back from the property line so it is less visible. Mr. Thomas said the construction drawings clearly stated the elevation for the hammerhead turnaround. Ms. Ayala was concerned with the dirt that had been taken out around the oak trees coming back during the rainy season. Mr. Swift said he has not seen the recommendations proposed by Horticulture Science. There should be erosion control in place. Because there is a natural slope on the property, there probably is not that much loose dirt on the slope. Staff will look at the recommendations and make a determination as to what needs to be done to protect the trees. Ms. Michelotti asked if the easement is proposed to accommodate a building pad. Mr. Swift said the previous property owners had worked out a solution which they thought would satisfy everyone, which included lot line adjustments. The lot line adjustments did not take place. So Mr. Thomas and Mr. Nelson worked out an arrangement to put the hammerhead turnaround back as it was shown and Mr. Nelson gets an easement across the driveway to reach his property. Mr. Thomas gets the obligation to maintain the triangle and make it part of the yard of the property on the upper level. This arrangement happens routinely in small lot single family projects where property lines are set three to four feet over and one property owner is given an exclusive easement for purposes of yard and landscape maintenance. The City Council can set the setback from wherever it would like, as long as the building is not on Mr. Nelson's property. Staffs recommendation is to measure the setback from the property line rather than from the easement. He said the driveway establishes a normal point as to where a setback would begin if the lot line adjustments had taken place. If the property owners are in agreement, it did not matter to staff. Mr. Pico asked if the lot line adjustment had been made, would the Nelsons have had a floor area ratio problem. Mr. Swift said no. Pleasanton City Council 14 11 / 17/98 Minutes