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Approved July 1, 2021 4 Planning Commission Regular Meeting June 3, 2021 Minutes Chair Patel offered comments regarding the potential issues of the proposed project, stated the parking issue has not been addressed adequately, and suggested items 6 and 7 be struck from the proposed conditions of approval. All the commissioners commented on the potential for parking issues in the proposed design. Vice-Chair Indaco responded to the inclusion of items 6 and 7 in the proposed list of conditions. MOTION MADE AND SECONDED: Motion by Vice-Chair Indaco to CONTINUE the site development permit and conditions of approval in Attachment 1 with the following instructions to the applicant: SOUND, LIGHT and PRIVACY are the top concerns on the second story roof deck. Come back to the planning commission with a revised plan. 1. The parking requirement of 4 parking spots must be unobstructed and easily accessible out of setbacks. Car lifts do not qualify as required parking spaces. 2. Landscape screening evergreen trees to be planted prior to building permit issuance for 14355 Miranda Way neighbor. The trees are to be irrigated during construction and counted as existing for Landscape Screening review. The neighbor has agreed to five 60 in. boxed redwoods at 20 ft. tall plus 8 smaller 24 in. boxed redwoods at 12 ft. tall to be planted along the southern property line by the applicant. Placement shall be agreed upon by the neighbor, applicant, and planning staff. 3. Exterior recessed lighting in the western-facing roof eaves to be reduced to 2 close to the living room and 3 close to the master bedroom. No recessed light in high roof eave near the dining room. Exterior recessed lighting in the northern- facing roof eaves to be reduced to 2 close to the living room and no wall sconce. No pendent lights and no light in fan fixture. Follow the lumens/Kelvins chart provided by Planning Staff. Exterior wall sconces are to be shielded and downlit. No clear glass and no light bulbs shall be seen. 4. The house will be sunk down by 3 ft. into the grade as allowed by fire truck driveway grade requirements. Grading exception granted for the extra cut. 5. Roof eaves of all structures shall not encroach into the required side and rear yards. The roof eaves shall be show on the site plans in the set of the construction drawings. 6. Recommend a privacy wall segment to be added to second level under the roof line near the master bedroom. 7. Recommend an exterior solid wall to be constructed at the top of the basement water feature to block 3-story appearance and act as a guard rail. 8. A preliminary landscape review proposal along with revised building plan to come back to the Planning Commission. Recommend mature evergreen trees (40 ft. in maturation) to be placed between the house and ADU to screen Miranda Road neighbors across the street. Also continue screening trees and hedge of lower area below the ADU to the southern property line. The applicant will work with the neighbor at 14370 Miranda Road for agreement. Screening hedges that should be considered are English laurels, Toyons, Photinias and not Carolina laurels. Keep existing screening hedge/trees by the old pool. Keep all oak trees