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agreement with this application. He discussed the location of all utilities on the private road and added that the road complied with City standards. He noted that there would be no new road, water line, or sanitary line as part of this application, that the road was an existing 22 feet with all of the infrastructure in place. He noted that the lots would range in size from slightly less than three acres to 14 acres (Lot 4). He noted that with respect to the placement of the road, the City had an approved plan done in conjunction with the original Merritt property approval (which had since been referended). That plan closed off Equus Court, and tied Equus Court onto Fuller Road. He noted that their application complied with the City’s requirements and Ponderosa Homes’ proposal for the Merritt property. He noted that one access point to Foothill Road had been eliminated. He described the slope and drainage issues and pointed out the location of the swale. He pointed out the location of a proposed deceleration and acceleration lane on Foothill Road and identified the drainage in relation to those lanes. He also stated that he did not believe that the access could be moved to the Muirwood Drive intersection due to site constraints. In response to Commissioner O’Connor’s concerns about the road slope and alignment, Mr. Hirst displayed the area of concern on the screen and described the details of the proposal. Commissioner Olson noted that he preferred the applicants’ proposal for eliminating the Equus Court entry and exit. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Narum regarding whether Equus Court was a public road, Mr. Hirst replied that it was. Commissioner Narum inquired whether public roads were normally gated. Ms. Decker replied that gating was not generally supported on public or private roads which gated developments. She noted that staff would return with the correct information as to whether Equus Court is a public or private road. She added that gates on private lots are not an issue. Mr. Hirst noted that they would examine the traffic and circulation issues in more detail, and he believed that the proposed entryway would be the best choice. Acting Chairperson Blank noted that he was not as concerned with a circulation study as he was with a safety study. Mr. Hirst noted that on her site visit, Chairperson Fox had inquired about the number of trees to be eliminated. He noted that there were approximately 270 trees that had been surveyed for the entire project as opposed to only the building pads. The 74 trees that would be eliminated are part of the 270 trees that were evaluated as being in poor condition. He did not believe that more than 15 trees would be eliminated. He displayed Lot 4 and the proposed vineyard areas. He noted that Mr. Pavan had concurred that the vineyard should be planted after the approval of the PUD and before the approval of the final map so the vineyard could get a head start. He added that 164 rows of vines were planned on being planted; he believed they would help their marketing program. He was not as concerned about the maintenance of the lots because the price of the lots would be high enough to ensure good caretaking by the owners. He anticipated PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 10, 2007 Page 10 of 21