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environmental reasons, including the additional cost and liability associated with multifamily attached housing. He stated that he felt the 14-unit layout with the mixture of the existing greenery, the houses, and the layout created a good blend of a high-density site in that area. He noted that he believed that to go any higher would require more concrete, congestion, and roofs; those were the reasons they proceeded with this project. He noted that there was some conversation about setbacks and the heights of buildings and that the document he distnbuted should clarify some of those con:ems. Terry Camp, Camp + Camp Associates, Landscape Architect, complimented staff on being extremely helpful. He added that he had a long-term relationship with Mike Fulford, City Landscape Architect, who had been very helpful in identifying the streetscape on an otherwise nondescript street tree theme. H h displayed a PowerPoint presentation and noted that they were able to attempt to unify the stree.scape. He added they had received the improvement section for the right-of-way from George Farrell of the Engineering Department so they could see how they would interface with the public right-of-way, and how the private access drive has its own character. He noted that Commissioner Fox was correct in that his site plan was different. He noted that there were some descriptions of the fire apparatus turnaround on the slide, which was the defining criterion for the amount of space. He noted that they pierced the perimeter of the turnaround with the planting islands and described a grass ring product within the island. He noted that it was built similar to turf stone, built on a road base that was built on a fiberglass mat, backfilled with soil, and had a compressive strength to handle the 40,000-pound apparatus. He noted that the cities and Fire Departments buy off on this material, which enables them to get away from a three-point turn quasi-cul-de-sac design just for the purpose of the apparatus. He added that it would also enable them to get more greenery. Mr. Camp noted that they included private courtyard entries with three different examples of Mediterranean motifs in the vernacular of the architectural characters and materials, including a flagstone, a pattern tile, and an i npressed concrete product. He stated that a visitor into the courtyard would see a deep outdoor living environment in addition to the private open space. He noted that the private open space ranged anywhere from 500 to 800 square feet, which was slightly under one-quarter acre cr 9,800 square feet of usable private open space. He added that they examined the potential sociology of the units arid carefully crafted the outdoor living environments to work with the indoor space plan. He noted that while there was a fair amount of hardscape, they had outdoor living areas associated with family rooms, outdoor kitchens, dining rooms, a wall fountain, and a pathway connecting the two outdoor living areas. He noted that in effect, a garden environment could be imported into the dining room, a design which, in his opinion, reflected an appropriate indoor and outdoor spatial relationship. Michael Paulza, Hunt, Hill, Jones Architects, addressed the discussion points brought up by the Commission. With respect to Point 3 (parking), he stated that he understood they were required to provide two parking spaces per home enclosed in a garage, plus, the layout provided two on-site spaces on the unit driveways for guests. They also provided four off-site spaces on Stanley Boulevard, creating 32 parking spaces for the complex, which brought 30 spaces overall in addition to what was required for the project. He stated that with respect to the setbacks, the Pleasanton Municipal Code dictates five-foot setbacks, which were provided and in conformance. He added that the rear setback for the units was five feet and pointed out the EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 21, 2008 Page 3 of 17