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<br />. The visibility of the houses on the upper two lots are a concern to the Laguna Oaks <br />neighborhood; and, <br />. Safety concerns rclated to the high traffic speeds on Foothill Road, <br /> <br />The Planning Commission complimented the applicants on the overall concept for the proposal <br />and their receptive approach towards addressing the neighbors' concerns, provided their com- <br />ments, and dirccted the proposal return to the Planning Commission as a public hearing. The <br />Planning Commissioners comments include the following: <br /> <br />. The Planning Commission supported the overall project concept; <br />. The Planning Commission believes thc proposal conforms to the requirements of the <br />West Foothill Road Corridor Overlay District; <br />. Retain the open space in perpetuity as open space only and continue to allow grazing; <br />. Provide photomontages from Foothill Road, the cul-de-sac on Old Foothill Road, the pri- <br />vate access road, Jorgcnscn Lane, and the Alviso Adobc; <br />. Project fencing should achieve a balance between opcn fencing and privacy; and, <br />. The dcsign guidelines should bc written in a manner that the individual building designs <br />can be approved by the Zoning Administrator. <br /> <br />V. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION <br /> <br />Thc City's Parks and Trails Mastcr Plan shows a park staging arca near the northernmost corner <br />of the Austin property. The proposal was revicwed by the Trails Ad Hoc Committce and by the <br />Parks and Recreation Commission at its April 24th public meeting. Mecting minutes are at- <br />tached. The Parks and Recreation Commission determined unanimously that the Alviso Adobe <br />parking arca would function as a park staging area and, thcrcfore, no staging area would need to <br />bc located on the Austin property. <br /> <br />VI. PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />Proposed Site Design <br /> <br />The proposed site plan includes the following features: <br /> <br />. Eight singlc-family building sites will bc clustered on an approximately 8-acre portion of <br />the Austin property. The applicants will designate the remaining 22-acres and will offer <br />to transfer it to the City as permanent open space. The present cattle grazing taking place <br />on the Austin property will be retained as an allowcd use of the open spacc area. <br /> <br />. Thc proposed lots will vary is size from 30,462 square feet to 50,928 square feet. The <br />average lot size is 39,791 squarc fect. <br /> <br />Item 6.c., PUD-58 and PGPA-ll <br /> <br />Page 10 of 34 <br /> <br />August 23, 2006 <br />