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)5 in a conservation easement and what if any impacts this would have on his property. There was already a 20' wide drainage easement along the creek and he believed this might be sufficient. On the sewer issue he was required to connect to sewer by the conditions imposed by the Planning Commission. He referenced a letter written by John Draeger on Lupine supporting city sewer service on Lupine. Mr. Srinivasan also noted discussions with Mr. Basiji on whose properly the sewer connection to Page Mill was located. Jef Roberts, applicant's architect, noted that several variations on the design for this home had been done. As Mr. Srinivasan had noted they had originally designed a two story home but believing this would have an impact on the neighbors they changed the plans to a one story. In his opinion a two foot decrease in height had a great impact on the design of this home by changing the pitch of the roof. Mr. Roberts did not believe the house design should be compromised. John Dukes, 27783 Lupine, expressed concern about the process. He recommended that applicants meet with neighbors early to learn of concerns and to work with them toward a resolution. He also referred to the public hearing at the Planning Commission on this application. There seemed to be consensus among the applicants,neighbors, staff and Commission on the project and then they had heard it had been appealed. He found this quite upsetting. Jitze Couperus, 13680 Page Mill Road, noted that according to the Town's regulations,the height of a home can be restricted. He showed slides to indicate the impact on their home from this project. Mr. Couperus also commented that the applicants had not asked for the neighbors' input. Casey commented that she was offended by the misrepresentation of the photograph given to the • Council by Mr. Couperus. Sandra Humphries, 26238 Fremont Road,noted that a twenty-five foot conservation easement was a standard condition to prevent the Santa Clara Valley Water District from paving over the area. If there was no such condition, the easement could be concreted. Jerry Swiss, 27853 Lupine,had several concerns which included the size of this project, noise, easements and lack of notification. He noted that they had full view of the Srinivasan house except for a row of dying Monterey Pines which would probably be gone in a year. The construction noise from this project would also have a negative impact on them. Mr. Swiss also commented that they had not been contacted before the Planning Commission public hearing on this project. Janet Vitu, 13826 Page Mill Road, commented that compromises had already been made by the applicant on this project. This was not a highly visible lot, was not on a ridgeline and the neighbors would not be able to tell if the house was 27or 25' high. She believed it was subjective to ask them to lower the house 2-3 feet. Mrs. Jain, 28510 Matadero Creek Lane,noted that it took two years to get their plans approved. It was not possible to please all of the neighbors, compromises had been made and asked the Council to approve the appeal. Dean Stark, 13686 Page Mill Road, stated that he was offended by tone used by certain Councilmembers toward his neighbors. The neighbors' concerns were valid. Mr. Stark believed compromise was necessary when considering such applications. March 4, 1999 Regular City Council Meeting 6