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Mayor Mercer declared the continued public hearing open on the item. Mr. Jerry Brooks, representing the Westbrook Housing Group, introduced members of his group who would be making presentation. Ms. Diane Niclas, 2041 Brushcreek Drive, Pittsburg, presented renderings relative to the 19 patio homes. She stated that lofts have been added to 9 of the 19 units to make the development more interesting aesthetically as well as maintaining more privacy, which makes the homes more livable. She advised the single-story homes are 16-1/2 feet high and the lofts are 22-1/2 feet high. Mr. Bob Leach, Landscape Architect, Thompson and Merrill, presented renderings of the landscape features, including the stone pillar entry monuments. He stated the trees have been upgraded and will be automatically irrigated. He reviewed the cedar fences with the stone pillars, and the masonry walls that will be on Bernal Avenue. Mr. Rod Andrade, MacKay & Somps, presented drawings showing the changes in the grading and the elimination of four lots on the spine, being replaced by five lots in areas of the project being graded already. He reviewed the replacement of the emergency access road as well as the tree removal. Mr. Dominic Pierri presented renderings relative to the paired unit portion of the project, which has been reduced from 50 units to 49 units. He advised that land has been acquired from the Catholic Church which will provide more open space and allow the square footage of the units to be increased. He advised that the height of the one story units are 19 feet, and the height of the two story units are 25 feet. Mr. Ted Fairfield, Civil Engineer, stated he was involved in this project at its conception. He stated the changes proposed are for the betterment of the project and he does not see any problem about the height of the roofs. Ms. Pat Griffin, 1055 Kottinger Drive, thanked the developers for not putting lofts on the units behind her home. She stated there is a steep ridge behind the Vintage Hills school; she asked how the dirt would be secured in this area. Mr. Brooks advised there will be erosion control and that the slope will be rounded off when the work is completed. No one in the audience spoke in opposition to the item. There being no further testimony, Mayor mercer declared the public hearing closed. Councilmember Brandes stated he would like to have a condition added to the conditions of approval setting forth the height limitations. - 16 - 3-7-89 9ss