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Mayor Pico said the main issue is whether the City will allow second story designs, subject to the 23 foot height limit and the size of the homes being built on the lots. Ms. Swift said those were, in fact, the two issues. Mr. McCurdy indicated he was happy with the staff recommended slightly larger houses (200 sq/rl) than the ones the Planning Commission had recommended on lots one through five, and on lot six a 5,000 sq/rl house would be allowed. That doesn't mean that all of the houses will be built that size, but they would be custom houses. Ms. Ayala asked if there was going to be a condition regarding the traffic signal. Will the people understand that a signal is being installed in that location? She felt it necessary to inform the buyers about the signal. Mr. Swirl said the signal being built is part of the core infrastructure. He felt the signal would possibly be installed before the street is developed. The signal notification, however could be a part of the approval. Mayor Pico said he would rather support smaller than larger homes on this property. He stated he did not have any problem with the Planning Commission recommendation and could see adopting the recommendation as an alternative of going to the 4200 sq/ft on all six lots rather than allowing a 5000 sq/ft house on one. The sizes of homes the applicant was requesting are far greater than what he would want to consider on this property. Ms. Hosterman added she felt much the same way after reading the Planning Commission report, minutes, and recommendations under Exhibit B. There has been a lot of work, time, and effort in coming to this point. She felt the Commission had done an excellent job and she was in support of the recommendations submitted. Mr. Campbell asked Mr. Swirl if the 40% floor area ratio was unusual and what is normally required of a similar development. He also inquired about the single story vs. two story requirement and the justification for this requirement. He asked if the request of EBRPD has anything to do with trying to keep the design of the houses single story. Mr. Swift indicated that 40% ratio is the limit in this zoning district. Floor ratio normally goes down as the lot size gets larger, and it is not unusual that a 25-30% ratio be used when there are lots 12,000-20,000 sq/rl. Floor area ratios are higher on a small lot, single family project, going up to as high as 55-60%. Most of Pleasanton have floor ratios in the 35-40% range. The Planning Commission would allow a second story be built if it was in the sloped roof portion of the main house. This has windows on lots on lots one through five that face south, and on lot six that face any direction. The Planning Commission and staff recommendation on that aspect is the same in order to avoid two story walls to the house and to keep the overall height lower that it would be than if the builder went up straight to build the second story and then build the roof on top of the Pleasanton City Council 7 03/04/03 Minutes