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Planning Commission Minutes DRAFT " December 10, 1997 Page 8 RE-OPENED PUBLIC HEARING Nader Zatparvar, applicant, felt this was more of the Town's project then his. From the beginning, all recommendations came from the City Engineer or the Planning Director, and staff. He felt this project could help the Town regarding the drainage problem. They have volunteered to work with the Town in any regard and were expecting a little more flexibility with this project. He did not understand why they would have to build something lower than the neighbors when views are not being blocked. He asked that the height be measured after the fill to have the same as the surrounding neighbors. They were planning a one story house (23 feet) on lot 1, but because of the higher floor area numbers on lot 2, they were planning a two story structure. Regarding the roadway, the City Manager was the first person to ask for the roadway next to the channel for ease of maintenance. Jeff Lea, project engineer, clarified that the proposed one to two feet of fill is not directly intended to get up to the 100 year flood height. The City Engineer felt with Mr. Zatparvar funding a civic/capital improvement both with land and money for the benefit of the Town, he should not be penalized by having to haul away the dirt that is coming out of this channel that is being built for the benefit of the Town. They should simply be able to move those spoils directly over into an area that obviously needs to be higher anyway. He clarified that there will not be two feet of fill maximum over the entire site. The finished floor is shown at the 100 year flood height plus one foot. As a separate issue, he has 1100 cubic yards of dirt that they either haul off the lot or dispose of. He can spread it out uniformly over the entire lot seven inches deep as part of the development of these two parcels in a more effective manner with dirt in some areas being zero and in some areas 1 1/2 to 2 feet deep. The plans show for Parcel A, a finished floor at 212; the natural grade ranges from 209-211 elevation. The amount of dirt that is coming out is very close to what they need to make the building pads were they meet flood compliance, rather then using foundation walls. CLOSED PUBLIC HEARING Discussion and consensus ensued regarding the following: driveway to go around the redwoods; joint driveway; split rail fence along the driveway; easement over the channel allowing maintenance and reconstruction; revise lot configuration to meet code; both lots considered in the La Paloma corridor; 60 foot setback from Fremont Road; no basements as long as in the flood plain; and height 23 feet above finished grade, finished grade two feet above existing grade (consistent with other approvals in the La Paloma corridor).