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picked to blend in when the color of the hills changes from season to season. He said the foothills change from grassland to trees in different areas and the colors have to change as well. There was argument about what color to paint antennae dishes, but they are still visible. The same goes for houses, if you don't want to see them, don't build them. He preferred seeing attractive houses, not single story, dark houses. He said some owners have illegally repainted their homes and they look a lot better. That is not how guidelines and cooperation should be done. This needs common sense. He felt the terminology was confusing; what is spirit, what is intent? Regarding trees, he felt six inches in diameter was too small to be a heritage tree. He felt the intent was to save the 100 year old oaks and those with character, not the ones residents plant for shade at one time and then find inappropriate later. He asked Council to reconsider these guidelines and maybe even do away with them. He asked Mr. Swift about the 100 houses to be built. Mr. Swift said that number applies to the potential future houses on lots to be subdivided. As of now only a few of those have been approved. He did not know how many houses currently exist in the Overlay District. Mr. Kliment said when this was discussed ten years ago, there was a fear there would be 500 or 600 new homes and the guidelines were appmved to preserve the hillside. The situation is very different today and he felt different guidelines were needed. Scan Lemoine, 4456 Foothill Road, said his family moved here in 1976. In 1995, the General Plan Steering Committed proposed taking away all development opportunity. That would have taken all the property value of his family's property. In 1996, the Planning Commission voted to leave the zoning as it was with a maximum of 26 homes possible. Council also voted for that. His family were very concemed and tried to sell the property. Three different developers had proposed to buy the property until they discovered the restrictions that applied. Finally, Delco Homes proposed to buy the property so long as the CAPP Initiative was not adopted. Here we are in 2000 and the developer still does not have a final map approval. He has been waiting for Delco to get final map approval so he can apply to construct his personal home. He can't build his house until the infrastructure is completed to his home site. Now with the new restrictions, he does not know if he and his brothers will be able to build their homes. He said it is an expensive process to get anything on Foothill Road approved. Adding more restrictions will cause an tinfair financial burden on him and his family. Why should he be held to a higher standard than any other hillside community like Ruby Hill, Vintage Hills or Happy Valley? His last question was if a home cannot be seen, why does the lot have to be as large as 20-30,000 square feet? Why can't a lot be 10-15,000 square feet? He liked the staff recommendation for the floor area ratio being calculated using the entire lot, not just the buildable area. Margaret Tracy, 1262 Madison, Livermore, President of Preserve Area Ridgelands Committee, felt the planning staff had written an impressive, understandable report. She agreed with the Planning Commission recommendations, but agreed she needed more time to study the report. She asked why the district boundary extended so Pleasanton City Council 22 04/04/00 Minutes