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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 15, 1991 Page - 11 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) The City Council asked if landscaping would be required in front yards only. Staff said that it would. The Council also asked questions regarding the sound levels at the wall adjacent to the railroad and how homes adjacent to the railroad would be protected from noise. Mr. Penaranda explained that there would be a sound wall and double-glazed windows. The City Council asked if all comments covered in the EIR had been mitigated. Staff said they had. The City Council asked for an explanation regarding the CC&R's and homeowners' association dues. The City Attorney indicated that homeowners' associations were regulated by the Department of Real Estate. The Hearing was then opened to the public. Bruce Brennan, representing Homestead Development, said the plan was for the soundwalls and landscaping to be installed in Phase 1 as quickly as possible. He noted the General Development Plan had backyards backing up to the mobile-home park, but the plan has been amended to provide a single-load street across from the mobile-home park. He said the General Development Plan has also been amended to include sidewalks on both sides of the street. He said five years to build is the developer's best guess based upon today's market. He spoke regarding the phasing for the various infrastructures, such as, sewers, storm drains, and traffic signals. He said the traffic signal would be installed in Phase 1 . Jim Ripley, Ripley and Associates, land planners for the project, further described the changes made from the General Development Plan. He said the developer was concerned regarding two issues: one, the meandering sidewalks, and two, the matter of the Planning Commission requiring the submittal of a plan for location of the single- and two-story homes. He said the existing sidewalk is adequate, and it would be a waste of money to tear the sidewalk out and replace it with a meandering sidewalk. He said it would cut the landscaped buffer area in half and give greater access for vandalism. Jerry Finch, Executive Vice President of Homestead Development, referred to the developer's original intention to build 450 units. He said the community did not like that plan and the developer has worked closely with the community and staff to develop a plan that would be acceptable. He noted that the two-story elevations for the homes are not straight up and down and would not create a tunnel -like effect. He noted the curves in the street would also help reduce any closed-in feeling. He said loss of density had an impact on the economics of the project and it was more economical for the developer to build two-story homes. He said the market place wants large lots and large homes and the single- story homes are not as economically feasible as two-story homes.