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The City Manager, at the request of Council, commented on the issue of sewer connections. The • option of Lupine to Page Mill crossing over the Couperus/Dimmick easement would also cross Matadero Creek and would be expensive as well as requiring a lift station. The easement crossing the Basiji property would run closer to the creek but that raised the issue of the bench being closer to the creek. Of the options he believed the best was to use the easement on the Basiji lot. Casey stated that the staff and Environmental Design Committee had recommended approval of this house without a height reduction. In reality the applicant could have had a two story home but chose not to. It was not a highly visible lot and the reduction of the house would negatively impact the architectural design of the home. She had visited the neighbors' lots and she could not even see the story poles. Casey supported the 27'height. She believed it made a big difference to the applicants and little difference to the neighbors. Dauber was opposed to the 27'height. She could not understand how someone could get a 27' high one story house. She supported the role of the Planning Commission and the purpose of story poles. Dauber also noted that staff did not have the time to go and talk to all of the neighbors on each application. Finn stated that the Town had one acre minimums and this was not a highly visible lot. The applicant was also below the allowed maximum development area. Finn believed the applicant had been through a long, intimidating process and he supported 27'. Johnson commented that the subcommittee working on fast track and enhancements had not made their final recommendation to Council. In the meantime he believed this application had been a model example of compromise worked out at the Planning Commission level. Compromises had been made and agreed upon. He supported 25'. MOTION SECONDED AND FAILED: Moved by Casey, seconded by Finn and failed by the • following roll call vote to delete condition number one which stated that the height of the main ridge shall be lowered at least two feet. AYES: Councilmembers Casey and Finn NOES: Mayor Johnson and Mayor Pro Tem Dauber Council discussed condition number 18. The Planning Director explained that this was a large area of pavement and the Planning Commission had aesthetic concerns and hoped this condition would provide relief from the paved area. Casey believed this was micromanaging the applicant's project. MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Casey, seconded by Finn and passed by the following roll call vote to delete the following sentence from condition 418: "The center of the turnaround shall be turfstone, grasscrete or other similar open-style material as approved by the Planning Commission, prior to acceptance of plans for building plan check." AYES: Mayor Johnson and Councilmembers Casey and Finn NOES: Mayor Pro Tem Dauber MOTION SECONDED AND CARRIED: Moved by Casey, seconded by Finn and passed unanimously by all members present to approve condition number 19 with the notation that the Town would look at moving the easement on the Basiji property and with the further notation that the Srinivasans would replace the landscaping on the Basiji property if needed due to moving the sewer easement. March 4, 1999 Regular City Council Meeting 8