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stated that she viewed this property from all but two rooms of her house, and so the height of the structure would impact her view. Mrs. Silins also commented on the removal of trees from the Ben-Artzi property and the ineffectiveness of requiring landscaping as it was often not put in after a project was approved. June Dean, 27677 Lupine Road, stated her concerns about the Ben-Artzi project. She saw still a massive, obtrusive, three-story home on a hillside that would have a significant negative impact on her property. She showed pictures of the Ben-Artzi property from her land and the Silins property and noted the impact on the neighborhood of the trees that had already been removed from the Ben-Artzi project. The pictures showed today's low level one-story home and she believed you could not possibly put a two-story home there and mitigate the view. Young Kim, 27830 Via Feliz, commented that he believed the good neighbor policy was important but he had concerns about the applicant's attitude. It appeared he believed he could do whatever he wanted with his property and Mr. Kim did not agree with this approach. Mr. Kim also noted a conversation he had had with Mr. Ben-Artzi about an antenna on his property for which Mr. Kim noted he had received the appropriate permits. There seemed to be a difference of opinion between Mr. Young and Mr. Ben-Artzi over the conditions, covenants and restrictions and the deed restrictions of the subdivision concerning this antenna. Dot Schreiner, 14301 Saddle Mountain Drive, stated that the slides presented by Mr. Ben-Artzi were misleading. The Ben-Artzi site was very visible now and would be even more so when the house was built. The house was definitely on a hilltop. The eucalyptus trees did not shield the proposed house which she believed was two and one half stories, with three sets of windows visible. Theresa McDaniel, Chairman - Environmental Design and Protection Committee, noted that the purpose of the Town ordinances was to get away from stacked houses because when a house sits on a hillside and then another house sits on a hillside, that is the problem - you lose the distance between them. She believed the proposed Ben-Artzi project was a large massive house on a hillside. Mrs. McDaniel referred to the Fenwick house and believed it was very well designed. It was "of the hill" not "on it". She further did not believe that the proposed oaks were going to mitigate the project. Brigita Silins, 27693 Lupine Road, concurred with Mrs. McDaniel's comments. She too had no objection to the Fenwick house and thought it was December 18, 1991 Regular Meeting 6