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had been changed (lowered two feet) and the new house had less of a box look (widened by approximately twenty feet). Tryon noted that she had a message from Jan Fenwick (28011 Elena) and although Mrs. Fenwick was unable to attend this meeting due to illness, she still had several concerns about the Ben-Artzi project. Mr. Ben-Artzi, applicant, explained that he was not going to repeat the information that had been presented at November 6, 1991 City Council Meeting. He did have a slide presentation prepared, however, which he wanted to present to the Council at this time. Most of the slides were a naked eye view, but for some he used different sized zooms. The slides addressed the issue of exposure of the house on IS280. Mr. Ben-Artzi showed slides of houses that could presently be seen off IS280 and slides of what his house would look like from IS280. He stressed that the whole east side of the property was secluded by oak trees approximately 27' tall and the new house which would be 23' would be behind the trees. He stated that only on one 100 foot stretch of highway would one be able to see the proposed house. Mr. Ben-Artzi also commented on the issue of where and what is a hilltop and presented slides of what his house would look like from different sites such as LaCresta, Middle Fork. Other slides showed views from the Ben-Artzi lot and homes in the area to indicate ` the character of the neighborhood. Mr. Ben-Artzi further commented on ir the issue of whether or not the house had a three-story exposure. To address this Mr. Ben-Artzi made a presentation on the scientific measure of the line of the site. He referred to the lower terrace which created an angle by which there was a line of sight at which one could see the lower floor of the basement and therefore created the impression of a three story house. Mr. Ben-Artzi elaborated on why scientifically this did not result in a three story house. Mr. Owen, applicant's developer, stated that he believed the house conformed to the Town's General Plan, was within the allowed development area and would be an asset to the neighborhood. He believed the house would not be obtrusive especially with the landscaping they had planned and that the concerns of the neighbors would be met by the mitigating measures they had proposed. Brigita Sitins, 27693 Lupine Road, stated that she had lived in the neighborhood for twenty-five years and was concerned about the Ben- Artzi project. She believed it was a very grand mass that did not belong on top of a hill and approval of this project would set a precedent for the neighborhood. She commented on the visual impact on her property and the Deans' property (which Mr. Ben-Artzi did not show slides of) and kar December 18, 1991 Regular Meeting 5