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The Planning Commission reviewed and recommended approval of the PUD development plan at its meeting of November 14, 2007. The application is now before the Council for final action. If the development plan is approved, the applicants would apply for a minor subdivision for two lots in accordance with the development plan. Minor subdivisions are reviewed and approved by the City's Zoning Administrator at the Staff Review Board hearing. SITE DESCRIPTION The subject property is located on the south side of Old Vineyard Avenue and measures approximately 20-acres in area. The property contains an existing one-story, approximately 2,300-square-foot residence, detached guest house, and detached garage/barn with a paved driveway off of Old Vineyard Avenue. Most of the subject property contains slopes exceeding 20 percent. Flat portions of the site are limited to the small pads that were created for the existing structures. The elevations of the subject site range from 450 feet along Old Vineyard Avenue to 670 feet at the top of the knoll near the southern property line. The property has a large number of native blue oak trees and smaller numbers of valley oak, eucalyptus, California buckeye, and willow trees. The property is bordered on the west by the Roberts parcel and residence (1666 Frog Hill Lane, formerly Vineyard Avenue), on the east by Greenbriar Homes' Bordeaux Country Estates development, and on the south by the Foley parcel. Centex Homes' Avignon development and the Safreno parcel and residence (1627 Safreno Place, formerly Vineyard Avenue) are located north of the subject site, across Old Vineyard Avenue. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicants propose to subdivide the approximately 20-acre site into two single- family residential lots measuring approximately one acre and 19 acres in area. The existing residence and a new, detached, two-car garage would be located on the one- acre lot. Anew custom home and several accessory structures would be constructed on the 19-acre "Estate" lot for the Sariches. The existing detached guest house would be demolished. The applicants would pursue approval of a development plan for the six LDR lots at a later date. The proposed home and accessory structures would be located on a knoll near the ridgeline. The knoll would be cut to accommodate a flat building pad for the house and accessory structures. A maximum 40-foot deep cut would occur near the base of the slope bank behind (south) of the house. The excess soil from this cut would be brought down to the LDR portion of the site to create a series of stepped benches that would be planted with vineyards until the LDR lots are developed. The vineyards would not be planted until a reliable water source is available. The grading at the site would balance so that there is no soil to import or off haul. Page 3 of 9