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4 Planning Commission Regular Meeting November 4, 2021 Minutes Motion to adopt the resolution in Attachment 1 to DENY the appeal and APPROVE the Site Development Permit SD21-0009 in Exhibit B of Attachment 1 and approved plan from Supplemental Attachment 3 with the following additions: •The pathway lights are to be spaced 20ft apart along the southeastern side of the property. (Stated on Aug 10th meeting as COA.) •Limit the pathway lights on the northwestern side of the property next to the Master bathroom to 2 in total. •Reduce the wall sconces on the northwestern side of the property to 1 in total next to the sliding glass door of the bedroom. (Allowed by COA #7 from April 24, 2019.) •The step lights on the retaining walls near the pool area have lumens less than 75 lumens from the proposed 134 lumens. •The 2 new trees on the northwest corner are to be 36inch box olive trees. (Stated on Aug 10th meeting as COA.) •There is a bay view corridor to be maintained along the northwest side of the house, so shrubs along the fence line do not exceed 15 feet and be pruned to maintain the view. (Implied in Aug 10th meeting as COA.) •Screening for the 3 garage doors includes an evergreen shrub behind the existing Chinese Pistache tree in the driveway. •Recommend any bamboo be contained in metal planting containers to prevent invasive spread. •The driveway gate was specified and addressed in the COA's of April 24, 2019 and remains in effect. Commissioner Patel commented on each of the listed items on Chair Indaco's list. Vice-Chair Waschura offered comments regarding the elements of the applicant's landscape screening project and the elements of the appeal. Commissioner Couperus offered comments regarding the submitted plans and shared images illustrating viewing corridors for each property. Commissioner Smith offered comments in support of the proposed landscape screening plans and offered suggestions on the gate placement. Commissioner Patel offered comments and shared an anecdote illustrating issues the Planning Commission frequently reviews. Vice-Chair Waschura proposed the gate be no closer than 20ft from the roadway. Associate Planner Loh identified the specific change in lighting requests for the Conditions of Approval for the landscape screening. MOTION MADE AND SECONDED: Vice-Chair Waschura proposed a motion to DENY the appeal and retain the planting plan as specified in staff's presentation using the landscape architect’s plans that were presented, to incorporate the discussed lighting changes, outlined by Associate Planner Loh below, place a lid on the pool equipment, and to make sure the driveway gate is no closer than 15ft to the property line. •The wall lights would be changed from a 3 LED to a 1 LED fixture, for a total of 54 lumens. •2 wall lights would be removed from the wall behind the pool, •1 wall light would be removed from the wall to the east of the pool •1 wall light would be removed from the wall to the west of the pool •1 wall sconce would be removed from the bedroom wall, per the plans •Pathway lights would be spaced 20ft. apart