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Mayor Tarver said if Council is going to deny the application or suggest modifications to <br /> the design, it would be important to state the concerns. Then, when the application comes back to <br /> Council, hopefully the concerns will be addressed. <br /> <br /> Mr. Chestnut said he would accept continuing the item in order to work with staff and Mr. <br /> Rodondi. He also has had conversations with Mr. Knapp and Mr. Dear.; it surprised him to find <br /> they were upset with the design. Mr. Rodondi saw the design before it went to the Planning <br /> Commission. <br /> <br /> Ms. Dennis supported continuting the matter. She wanted to look at all the opportunities <br /> before denying the application. <br /> <br /> Mr. Chestnut felt a reorientationwould not work because that would mean tearing down the <br /> house. He thought the City wanted to preserve the house. He wanted to know now if that is what <br /> the Council wants, because he does not have the funds to keep on pursuing this, only to be denied <br /> again. <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti said that is not what her motion means. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver suggested he get a copy of the minutes to see read about the concerns. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala was also confused as to Council's concems. She thought the major problem is <br />-- the impact on the Rodondis. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver had concems with how the building relates to the Knapp and Dear property <br /> and the mass of the building. <br /> <br /> Mr. Pico felt it was not appropriate to discuss the concerns at this time. He was willing to <br /> discuss his concems with the Chestnuts at a different time. He said his position would be to vote <br /> no because the Chestnuts are not willing to reorient the building. He would not be offended if the <br /> Chestnuts wanted to tear the house down, because he saw no similarity to the original house in the <br /> proposed design. He would support moving the existing house to the back of the lot and building a <br /> new structure in front. He said there just has to be a consensus among the neighbors. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver felt Council wanted everyone to agree so the Council is not in the middle. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala said Mr. Chestnut has designed the house so the mass is to the back of the lot, in <br /> order to keep Stanley Boulevard in character. Therefore, if the house is reoriented, the mass will be <br /> on Stanley Boulevard. <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti said the house is 30 feet, 9 inches high and will be seen from Stanley <br /> Boulevard no matter what. She had a problem with the length of the house. <br /> <br /> Pleasanton City Council 19 02/16/99 <br /> Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />