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hauling route and destination. Mr. Jost replied that he did not know where the dirt would be going and that the City examined the best route through the City when there was a known site for the material. He noted that if there were a site within the City that needed to be filled such as Bernal Park, an intra-city route would be used. Otherwise, Vineyard Avenue may be used towards Highway 84, or the dirt may be transported out of town. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Christopher Schlies, attorney representing the Chrismans and Jim Happ, noted that Jim Gorny, the architect who developed the design guidelines, was present for technical questions. He noted that he had submitted a letter to the Commission and added that the application was focused on the single issue of going from the production homes to the design guidelines. He believed that action would result in a better project and that the custom homes would be more consistent with the Berlogar project. He understood the concerns expressed by the Brozoskys as well as those in the staff report; he hoped his letter satisfied those concerns. He recalled that in the July 11, 2007 meeting, Mr. Happ had stated that they wished to keep the same square footage, which was acceptable to the applicants. With respect to the FAR's, the proposal in the staff report would fall short for the homes in the rear; he noted that they could accept 35 percent if the Planning Commission so desired. He believed the Centex sizes were fine. He commended staff on changing the water line since the Council recommendations from 2002. They would be happy to work with Option 2, which he believed would be best for the City and the involved parties; they would also be happy to work with the Brosozky family. He expressed concern about Condition No. 23, which did not have a format for obtaining the bids and putting up the money that he believed was sufficiently detailed. He had prepared and distributed a suggested format and noted that the Chrismans would give the Brosozky family notification that they were ready to move ahead. At that time, the Brosozky family would have a full 60 days to talk to several contractors and get several bids; the applicants would put up an overage of 125 percent of the lowest bid. He expressed concern that if the bids did not come in, they would have to come up with a good-faith bid themselves of 125 percent of the funds needed to do the line. He noted that Mr. Brozosky would coordinate directly with the contractor. Commissioner Fox inquired whether the applicant would be able to return with revised grading more in line with the homes that fit into the topography of the hillside such as stepped homes going up the hill. Mr. Schlies replied that the modification of the grading would be an issue. Ms. Decker interjected that a PUD modification would be required because a grading plan has already been reviewed and approved as part of both the PUD and Tentative Map approvals. James Happ, applicant, noted that when they started the project, they were given a range of elevations. They were required to put the project on the hill, which caused the amount PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 27, 2008 Page 6 of 26