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Commissioner O'Connor referred to the architect not planning on planting trees on the west side slope; however, he confirmed with Mr. Munn that there is a condition of approval in this regard. Mr. Munn said they will work with staff and the landscape architect and are amenable to doing whatever is needed. Commissioner O'Connor noted that there are some windows that are not so reflective and he confirmed with Mr. Munn that they would not have a mirror finish. Commissioner Fox inquired what the exact maximum height of the structure was, and Mr. Munn replied that the staff report indicates 27 feet but in reality, the height is 26 feet, 6 inches to the top of the roof deck, with asix-inch buffer for the roof material. Commissioner Fox confirmed with Ms. Decker that Mr. Munn's statement on height was correct. Ms. Decker confirmed that it was correct. Mary Greene stated that she lives at the west side of the proposed building. She noted that she had received notice of the meeting rather late and with the holiday, she was not sure other neighbors would be present at the meeting. She voiced concern that the house had the same square footage and that even though it met the standards, she still felt it was too large; therefore, she believed everything would need to be reduced. She stated that they were contacted last year by Mr. Ed Lamb saying that the fence on their property and the Bach's property had been put in the wrong place in 1970 and that the fence had to be moved or she would have to pay for the compensation of land. She stated that she contacted staff and indicated to the City that they could put the new fence where it belonged, but it seemed that with all of the surveys done and recorded which they paid for, it made more sense than simply putting sticks into the ground. She referred to the ten-foot easement on page 5 of the staff report relating to accessory structures, noting that that no structures can ever be placed ten feet on either side of the property easement, and questioned whether this related to all four properties. She said the house was huge on a pad that is a good 20 feet above their home and recommended the house be lowered. She also questioned the actual house size per each lot. She stated that she had worked in the Escrow Department of Wells Fargo and has typed many legal descriptions. She noted that these documents always had to be very accurate and requested that things be clarified on the actual square footages and sizes of the houses. Brad Walker said he and his wife, Ann, own Lot 2 on Sycamore Terrace and have no objection to the design of the property. He requested that the buffer on the south property line be changed to evergreen trees so privacy is constant throughout the year. He said they put a lot of thought in the location of the bedroom for Parcel 3 where there will not be windows looking down at them at all PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 9, 2008 Page 6 of 39