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Jack Hovingh, 4250 Muirwood Drive, indicated he was on the Planning Commission that drafted the first set of guidelines for the Foothill area and related various structures that he had objected to. He was concerned about structures that appeared overly massive when viewed from Foothill Road. Ed Churka, 507 St. John Street, indicated he was uncomfortable with government control of this area and felt it was destroying individual creativity. Changing the color of a house will not hide it. He questioned what the purpose of the regulations on grading were. If the purpose is to preserve the hill, he said even on flat land a lot must be graded before it can be built upon. He stated some homes in Wyoming, Montana and Colorado were being built into berms because of weather conditions. He referred to the attempt to save the trees and said the trees could be removed ira fee is paid and asked if that was really protecting the trees and environment. He felt this was trying to control individuals and forcing them to sell to developers who will build as much as possible for every cluster. He referred to limits on two or three story homes and said some three story buildings are defined by hill slopes where they are three stories when viewed from the bottom but are only one story when viewed from the top. How does staff determine where 22 feet is on a hill. He also thought 4000 square feet was not much of a house for people like John Madden or other people who built at the end of Bemal Avenue. They would not be there if there had been a limitation earlier. He felt these regulations were too late to protect that area. It should have been done thirty years ago. However, he did not think the City had done badly, there are a lot of trees in the City, the streets look good because of the trees. When you look down on the City from the hills, it is greener than the surrounding area. No mention was made about overhangs. Carpenters used to build porches to protect from the sun and if there is an overhang one would not see the color of the wall and he felt any color could be used. Jeanette Westbrook, 10890 Dublin Canyon Road, agreed general guidelines are needed for new homes but the first consideration should be the individual. A property owner should have the right to be heard and an exception should be made if there is good reason. These rules regarding such a personal thing as a residence must allow for individual expression with reasonable City guidance. The proposed guidelines call for darker colored homes and she did not feel they should be too dark because they will be ugly dark patches on the hillside. Using individuality is creative and interesting and such homes are an expression of personal art and will delight most onlookers. Moderation is the answer and she felt the questions can only be answered by both parties listening to each other without undue pressure. Michael Kliment, 5142 Foothill Road, referred to Mr. Hovingh's comments and indicated at the time he was supporting the Hempy development and felt it would take driveways off Foothill Road. He was concemed about the direction the proposed guidelines are going. Ten years ago he asked if the guidelines would affect remodeling of the existing homes in the area, including tearing down one and putting up another. He was told that if it were a lot of record, it would not be affected by the requirements. All the homeowners in the area have tried to conform to the spirit of the guidelines. He objected to the dispute over the color of the Nelson house and said a color cannot be Pleasanton City Council 21 04/04/00 Minutes