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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - July 22, 1991 Page - 10 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) John Bailey, 495 Fortuna Avenue, San Leandro, a licensed civil engineer, said he does residential construction. He said high accelerations mean high building costs and loss of window space. He said the Uniform Building Code requirements are not adequate for this project. He said he doesn't trust the interpretation of UBC minimum standards that will be used or the use of independent consultants by the City. He said the access road is still in the fault rupture zone, Chabot Road will not withstand an earthquake, and the project has not been analyzed or designed to withstand an earthquake. He said the project is disgusting. Patty Vonnegut, 1042 Victoria Avenue, San Leandro, said the area should remain open space. Peter Dorn, 302 Peralta Avenue, San Leandro, said there are implications that building executive homes in San Leandro will encourage business to locate in San Leandro. He said businesses are closing because they are mismanaged, there is no demand, etc. , and housing will not help. Lou Filipovich, spoke regarding the Roberts Landing project. He spoke regarding his right to vote, and said that projects such as Chabot Terrace should be put to a vote of the people. There being no further comments from the public, on motion of Council Member Polvorosa, seconded by Council Member Santos, and carried unanimously, the Public Hearing was closed. The City Council then asked staff and the developer a number of questions. Council Member Perry asked questions regarding the geology and soils of the site, UBC minimum standards, acceleration and weekly inspection by a geotechnical engineer. Peter Kaldveer, Peter Kaldveer Associates, described the process of peer review. Loren Wyllie, also of Kaldveer Associates, discussed UBC requirements related to acceleration. He said homes of this nature can be constructed under the UBC without engineering, but the additional engineering will provide homes that are more substantial than those constructed under conventional framing requirements. He said the UBC requirements are based on .4 g average. He said it is the duration and repeated cycles of an earthquake that cause the most damage, not the peaks. He said the added wording in the Conditions of Approval related to engineering and peer review will add to the stability of the buildings. Council Member Perry asked if conditions related to colors of the houses and roofs, and the use of evergreen landscaping on lots 96 to 105 could be added.