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Item No. 3 (continued) Dean Hemenway, 812 Peary Lane, Foster City, applicant, urged his request for variance be granted, suggesting that sidewalk installation could be unsafe, because his neighbors do not have it and objected to the five -year condition. Vice Mayor Chandler invited anyone else present who wished to speak to do so. No one wished to speak. M /S: Greenalch /Bury to close the public hearing. Carried unanimously by voice vote and public hearing closed at 7:55 p.m. Art Balsamo, former engineering employee of the City, responded to questions about the subject area, stating that it was not possible to impose the City's typical street section on the hill area and attempts had been made to design a hill street section that would avoid the need for large retaining walls and loss of property, but had not yet done so. M /S: Brit schgi /Stangel to grant the subject variance without conditions and without prejudice as to the City's authority under Chapter 29 of the Code to require construction of improvements and with the finding that practical difficulties and unnecessary hardships exist with regard to carrying out the requirements of Chapter 29 in that the terrain of the area does not support construction of the typical sidewalk section. Carried unanimously by voice vote. MINUTE ORDER NO. 87 -151 ---------------------------------------------------- - - - - -- 4. Public Hearing - Request to amend the General Plan in the vicinity of Jefferson Avenue and Godetia Way from Open Space to Hillside Residential - David L. Walker, Applicant (Fox Hollow) (201 -02) Report: Planning Commission record transmitted 7/23/87 Affidavit of Publication of Notice of Hearing is on file. Vice Mayor Chandler declared the public hearing open at 8:05 p.m. David L. Walker, 107 Crescent Avenue, Portola Valley, applicant, asked for approval of the proposed General Plan amendment and offered to reply to questions. It was pointed out that the item before Council for consideration is the proposed change of the General Plan and not the specific development proposed to be developed by the applicant. In response to question, Mr. Walker said that there are 450 trees on the 10.602 acres where he would like to construct 12 single - family dwellings; that he anticipates a loss of 36 trees over ten inches in diameter and some smaller ones, not exceeding 10% of all trees in total; that only one -third of the site would be visible from public streets; that the trees are considered a valuable asset; and that little grading is planned for the private interior streets because of their location. Reg.Mtg. MINUTE BOOK NO. 47 8/10/87 Page No. 223 Page 3