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79 Ms. Cathryn Pittinger, 704 Oak Road Avenue, Menlo Park, a property owner of one of the low visibility lots at Golden Eagle, wished to draw Councils attention to Exhibit "A" of the Staff Report as she has opposition to two of the paragraphs. Paragraph 5 - "...ensure the goal that the houses blend into the hillside, wooded setting. Particular attention shall be given to reduced height, FAR, massing of the houses, color, roof/siding materials, grading, and landscaping." 6 - "No building permit shall be issued for any houses on Lots 20 through 27, 39 through 38, 45, 48, and 49 of Tract 6033 until the reforestation plan is installed or under way with adequate security." Ms. Pittinger stated that the Developer is in Chapter 11 and has not submitted a reorganization plan to the Bankruptcy Court as yet. How long do the property owners have to wait until he posts "adequate security"? Does the City have the right to further delay building permits due to this issue when through City action this reforestation has already been delayed significantly? She further requested that if all the high visibility lots have yet to be sold, could there be special guidelines provided to potential buyers of those lots so they can make informed and educated decisions. Does the City intend to force current lot holders who have expended funds for architectural drawings to down-scale their homes because of City approved delays in the tree plantings? In a very few short years trees planted now will grow to fill the gap and five years from now you won't be able to drive by on 680 and be able to tell whether the trees are five or seven years old. Ms. Pittinger stated she was in favor of the reforestation plan submitted by the developer as long as conditions 5 and 6 are not used to mitigate the delay. She hopes that Council will give these conditions a fair and thoughtful consideration. Mr. Butler commented on Ms. Pittinger's suggestion that the City purposely held up the trees being planted. That the trees were not planted was a violation of the conditions that were put on the property, not through City approved delays. Mr. Swift stated that Attachment 1 to the conditions resolve the question as to whether the people who bought property will have to pay additional money for landscaping lots. The understanding between staff and the developer is that the developer will pay for the reforestation trees on individual lots. What is going to slow building permits for these lots is not the reforestation plan but the completion of the public improvements, which is a completely separate issue. Ms. Mohr indicated that it was her understanding that homes cannot be offered for sale without the Department of Real Estate Public Report having been issued. She wanted to know if there was an awareness of such a thing or were these lots sold without the DRE approval. 10-15-91 15