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Katherine Alexander, asked why the Town authorities wanted the Town to be dark and not allow for more lighting. She thought it was unsafe and made it very difficult for anyone to find your home. She thought people should be able to build their dream homes. George Alexander, referred to the Town's General Plan and suggested that this plan which affected all residents had not been reviewed by the residents. He believed it was time for public input on the General Plan. Jim Steiner, 14195 Wild Plum, supported the rural environment of the Town and its lack of street lights. He enjoyed the quaint, country environment. Ramona Chown, 13822 Page Mill Road, agreed with Mr. Steiner about the rural environment and also concurred with the comments made that the Commissioners and Councilmembers were responsible for protecting the residents. Jim Low, stated that he moved to Los Altos Hills because of the school district, the large lots, less government and because it was a safe area. He hardly believed with all of the very large homes that one could still consider Los Altos Hills rural. Donna Gorzynski, 12400 Casa Mia Way, recommended sending out a survey to get the residents input of these issues. D. Policy Issues 1. Backup/turnaround areas �r 2. Secondary dwellings - basements, height, driveway access, garages, patios 3. Basement definition - backfilling, daylighting, lightwells and stairways, patios 4. Definitions of "three story facade" and "single story" 5. Development on and definition of"ridgelines" 6. "Challenged" lots - how to address them early in process 7. Requiring two car garages 8. Counting carports as floor area 9. Height measurement re: basements, pad/crawl space 10. Enforcement of conditions of approval 11. More strict application of Design Guidelines to protect "rural" character 12. Town removal of trees in right-of-way 13. Planting in road right-of-way To avoid any confusion about the recent Council decision on backup/turnaround areas, it was agreed the Planning Director would prepare a report including design drawings. Dauber suggested that Fire Department requirements could be grass crete. Bill Maston, architect, commented that turnaround areas were affecting development levels as the requirement used to be 12' rather than 14'. Tim Chown, 13822 Page Mill Road, did not understand why anyone would have to build in setbacks unless they were trying to build the largest possible house. October 29, 1997 Adjourned Regular City Council Meeting 3