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5. Approve the applicant's request to amend the allowable development area to 12,983 square feet, which then increases the allowable building coverage to 5,713 square feet; and direct the applicants back to the Planning Commission for site development review of the house. Staff is concerned that this option allows additional development area even if the second story of the house is required to be reduced in size, contrary to the original intent of the subdivision, and would also increase building coverage accordingly. Staff recommended either option three or four as being consistent with the original intent of the subdivision and with subsequent site development approvals. Bob Lefkowits, 28515 Matadero Creek Lane; Jerrell Thomas, 27933 Via Ventura; and Nick Ward, 27947 Via Ventana each stated that they supported counting the second floor as development area. Mrs. Jain, 28510 Matadero Creek Lane expressed her opinion that the second floor area should not be counted. Mr. Romer, applicant, explained that when they had purchased the lot two years ago they had reviewed the files including Resolution #1559 and Ordinance #305. They had mitigated the impact of the proposed house on the neighbors, had kept within the Town's design guidelines and the subdivision's CC&Rs. Pong Ng, applicant's architect, presented an overview of their application with the Town. He referred to Resolution 91559 and their requested development area and further commented that they had tried to work within the Town's design guidelines. Rick Ettinger, 28520 Matadero Creek Lane, presented a brief history of the Matadero Creek Subdivision, a summary of the regulations adopted by the Town concerning the subdivision and a history of the development area adjustments in the subdivision. He noted that Resolution #1559 which was adopted in 1985 granted up to a 2,000 square foot shift of floor area from the second to first floor with an expansion of building coverage. According to his records most of the subdivision's residents building two story homes ignored this resolution. Mr. Ettinger acknowledged that the history of this subdivision had included confusion over the regulations. The conditions of approval of the subdivision were stricter than the regulations in the Town's Codes. In addition over the years adjustments to the allowed development area had been approved. He suggested that the following procedure be adopted at this time for all the lots in the Matadero Creek Subdivision: 1) Per the original subdivision plan development in the Matadero Creek Subdivision would be based on the unencumbered portions of the lots; 2) Calculation formulas that determine allowable development area (MDA), building coverage (BC) and allowable floor space (MFA) will be made using current Town Codes. These figures will be maximums per the Town Code; and 3) Should the above calculations result in increases of MDA beyond what was established at Matadero Creek and amended from time to time by resolution, additional amounts may only be used for outside development, not increases in floor area. Should the calculation result in a reduction of MDA from what was established at Matadero Creek, each property would retain the MDA figures listed by lot in the tentative map for the subdivision. Edwina Course, 27933 Briones Way, asked if the request before Council for Lot 7 was actually a variance and staff responded that it was not. Viole McMahon, 27975 Via Ventana, asked if this amendment would go with the lot and was advised that it would. February 4, 1998 Regular City Council Meeting