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; . � 227 City Manager Fales referred to the report of the Planning Commis- sion dated May 4, 1978 which had been forwarded to the Council regarding the application Robert De11�Ergo, offices in Wells Fargo Bank, Broadway and Main, indicated he represented the owner of property ad,7acent to the ' property under consideration, and was concerned with respect to effect of the type development proposed on that of his client George Flack, 30 West 39th Avenue, San Mateo, displayed a rendering of the proposed pro,7ect, as well as a schematic layout showing the area He responded to question by Council regarding apparent con- cern of the neighboring property owner with respect to a proposed retainin9 wall, referred to the drawings to show the location of the contiguous property and of the proposed 4-foot retaining wall, which he suggested would be for the protection of the ad,7oining property Additional discussion related to concerns regarding the location of guest parking and whether it would be convenient and visible from the street, and Mr Flack indicated there will be guest parking signs, and that the units are designed primarily for sin9les and couples, with double garages for each unit In response to question by Council, Planning Director Schroeter advised that the plan presently before Council was the same as that which had been denied by the Planning Commission Discussion continued with Mr Flack responding to questions by Council regarding the anticipated cost per unit of approximately $70-$73,000; that the development is not really a planned development which normally requires more acreage, that the location is close to down- town shopping, bus service and E1 Camino Real, that fewer units on ' this parcel would not be economically feasible because of high land costs In response to concern regarding lack of open space, Mr Flack advised that each unit will have a 4' x 10' deck, as well as a corrnnon green area. Rick Richardson, Terrace Realty, spoke in support of the development as a condominium, as opposed to an apartment house such as are presently in the area Robert Dell'Ergo (see above) advised that he represents Mrs Babuin, owner of the ad,7oining property, and referred to a diagram depicting his client's property, having 150 feet on Brewster by 50 feet along Arguello Street, and noting that the property had been zoned CN (Neighborhood Commercial) which allows development to the lot line, then rezoned to residential, requiring a 15-foot setback He stated that their concern was with regard to the effect on the neighboring property if an underground garage is built, and asked that if the application is allowed, there be a requirement that any retaining wall be engineered so that it would be substantial enough so as to not be affected by their reasonable trenching on the other side of the property line City Attorney Schricker advised in response to questions by Council that, to characterize the situation that by approving the application the ad,7acent property is ,7eopardized is erroneous, and that with ' respect to consideration of the proposal of the ad,7acent property owner, which has not been presented to the City, places it in a position of grappling with something that does not exist. He pointed out that what Council should be addressing itself to is the planned - 3 - Reg Mtg 5/22/7H