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vagueness of wording in several parts of the plan, especially issues such as grading. He also expressed his concern with the lack of progress on the promised bypass road for golf course traffic. It was his hope that funds could be used towards the bypass road project, which he believed is the City's responsibility. Mike Peel, 3713 Smallwood Court, urged the approval of PUD-31. He mentioned the graciousness of the Adams' family in allowing the use of their personal driveway for city vehicles, personnel staff, construction vehicles, and equipment for over a year. He noted that time is of the essence and urged Council to give the Adams back their lives by approving PUD-31 without further delay. Kevin Close, 871 Sycamore Road, concurred with Mr. Schliewe's comments. He believed that the goal of smaller homes in rural neighborhoods was missed and was not consistent with the rural makeup of the existing community. He agreed with the Planning Commission in that they should review all custom homes in the PUD. He wanted the rural community intact and suggested staff work this out and return to Council with a better recommendation. Vanessa Kawaihau, 871 Sycamore Road, concurred with Mr. Adam's comments as he has made certain concessions and has had to live with the construction traffic. Because he resides in the City, she believed he and Mr. Wentworth's properties should be looked at differently. She encouraged Council to direct staff to adopt some language that would help preserve the rural character and the ability to keep animals in the Happy Valley area. Mayor Pico stated that he is not personally interested at this time to amend the Happy Valley Specific Plan. He also did not want to take any action that would impact unincorporated areas at this time, and would like to limit the action that Council might take to those properties that are in the existing City limits. He believed Council could talk about limiting the size of houses to he built, although it could be leR to staff`or the Planning Commission. Since there are only about three or four additional houses that might be built on these two parcels, he would be willing to require that the design plans for these be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission to help mitigate some of the concerns that surrounding neighbors might have about the design. Mr. Brozosky concurred with Mayor Pico's comments. He did not believe floor area ratios were required in order for the Planning Commission to make findings to determine whether a house fits in with the rural area or not. In response to an inquiry by Ms. Hosterman, Mr. Switt stated that the Planning Commission does not see everything that goes through the approval process even in unincorporated areas of Happy Valley. Currently, staff is reviewing applications that occur in the unincorporated area of Happy Valley and the County Zoning Administrator makes the decisions, not the County's planning commission. City staff is given an opportunity to provide comments. Staff`reviews one or two types of these applications a Pleasanton City Council 26 10/07/03 Minutes