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Ms. Santiago stated they had a neighborhood meeting without the City to try to come to an agreement and that the neighbors did not have an issue with the grading or retaining walls. Ms. Decker asked if there were any objections to the construction hour condition. Mr. Chen stated that he works from home and that the construction would impact him everyday. Mr. Decker asked about Saturday construction. Mr. Chen stated Saturday would be even worse. Mr. Nguyen explained that he works from home on the weekend and that weekend construction would impact his work. Ms. Santiago mentioned that the majority of the homeowners are in the midst of construction and many construction crews are working on the weekend. She stated that if one homeowner was not allowed to work on weekends, then the HOA would have to not allow construction on the weekend for all homeowners. She indicated that some homeowners want to be home to supervise construction, so they only schedule construction on the weekends. Mr. Nguyen asked Mr. Bawa if he was still on the Homeowners Association Board of Directors. Mr. Bawa stated he was on the board of directors, but not on the architectural committee, which was the body that reviewed this project. He stated that he had no input on the project when it was reviewed by the architectural committee. Mr. Bawa thanked everyone for their time and expressed that the process was long but fair and that he was looking forward to getting started on the project sometime soon. The Public hearing was closed. Ms. Decker clarified how Planned Unit Developments operate and how the CC&R's operate and that PUD guidelines are adopted by the City Council by ordinance. The CC&R's many times echo the PUD guidelines and then sometimes adds minor conditions. She explained that the City of Pleasanton does not have jurisdiction or govern over the CC&R's. Ms. Decker thanked everyone for all their efforts in working towards a solution to this project. She mentioned that the City of Pleasanton strongly supports communication among neighbors. She stated that the City feels it is important to have conversations early on in the process to work out differences and that this has been a successful process. She acknowledged the tremendous amount of outreach done on this project. Ms. Decker explained the Second Unit State law to clear up any misunderstanding regarding State versus local government. She stated that State law does not allow a City to prohibit second units. She stated the City can regulate the criteria as far as restrictions regarding subdividing or selling the second unit only. She noted that the City of Pleasanton requires that one of the units be owner occupied. Minutes: PUD-99-9-2M/PADR-1762 Page 4 January 22, 2008