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5-1 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: December 8, 2005 <br />TO: Members of the Planning Commission <br />FROM: Carl Cahill, Planning Director C.G. <br />RE: Ad Hoc Planning Committee's recommendations regarding highly visible lots <br />Over the past several months, the Ad Hoc Planning Committee has studied the issue of <br />highly visible lots (HVL) as directed by the City Council. The committee's <br />recommendations are presented in the attached chart, which includes an analysis of the <br />proposed changes for your review and comment. The current ordinance is also attached <br />for reference. <br />The committee's recommendations shift the focus of the ordinance from the preservation <br />of highly visible lots to the configuration of structures on ridgelines, hilltops, and <br />hillsides. Initially, the committee attempted to define "highly visible lots" but was not <br />able to develop criteria that was quantifiable and could be administered in a practical <br />manner. As a result, the committee shifted its focus to ensuring that structures on <br />ridgelines, hilltops, and hillsides are unobtrusive and do not dominate the natural <br />landscape. <br />Please review the proposed ordinance and prepare to comment at the meeting. Planning <br />Commission comments will be incorporated by the Ad Hoc Committee at their next <br />meeting and the final proposed ordinance will be returned to the Planning Commission <br />for a noticed hearing. <br />Attachments: <br />A. Analysis of proposed amendments to HVL provisions prepared by project <br />planner Leslie Hopper <br />B. Current HVL provisions <br />C. Proposed amendments incorporated in current HVL provisions (Changes <br />Accepted) <br />