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future home "blobs" shown on the VACSP land use plan. • Regarding the height and number of stories of the proposed house, one Commissioner felt that residence should be limited to 25 feet in height and one story as required by the Specific Plan. Other Commissioners felt that atwo-story house that was slightly taller than 25 feet would be acceptable if designed to reduce its visual impact and utilized dark earthtone wall and roof colors. A Commissioner was concerned that the topography was being changed to conform to the house, not the other way around. There was general consensus that the Tuscan farmhouse/villa architectural style of the house was acceptable. A Commissioner expressed concern with the number of trees that would be removed. Workshop Public Comment Mary Roberts, adjacent neighbor at 1666 Frog Hill Lane, spoke in opposition to the proposed siting of the home and felt that it should be located closer to what is shown on the VACSP land use map. Mrs. Roberts expressed concern with the amount of grading and tree removal and indicated that the architecture of the house was too ornate and should be redesigned. Greg Reznick, adjacent neighbor at 5 Windy Oaks Drive, expressed concern with the grading of the knoll and conformance with the Specific Plan regarding building height and number of stories. Mr. Reznick also stated that the house design fails to adapt itself to the geography and the character of the region it is sitting in. Mr. Reznick indicated that he was contemplating development of his property and that if the Commission granted the Sarich project flexibility with respect to the Specific Plan regulations, then he would request similar flexibility in his project. Staff notes that Mr. Reznick's PUD development plan was approved by the City Council on June 6, 2006. October 25, 2006, Planning Commission Workshop On October 25, 2006, the Planning Commission held a workshop to review the applicants' revised plans. As a result of the September workshop, the applicants reduced the building area, height, grading, size of graded pad, and tree removal. The plans included reducing the original 12,395-square-foot, two-story home with a 770-square-foot habitable basement, and a 1,345- square-foot four-car attached garage to an approximately 11,015-square-foot, two-story home with a 770-square-foot habitable basement, and a 1,230-square-foot four-car attached garage. The existing residence and its detached garage barn would be retained and the existing detached PUD-32 Page - 19 - November 14, 2007