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and a 150-foot setback. So I think this applicant is making exceptional efforts to try and preserve that viewplane. And I hope you would accept that. You know, that really has been, its something unique that I havent seen anywhere. ALAMEDA:Commissioner Graham? GRAHAM:Yeah, I trust you and understand what youre saying here. But in the same way that you started out saying this is not the person who did the original SMA, this was purchased since then, well, somebody is going to wind up purchasing from you guys, I imagine, and theyre not the ones here talking to me today and saying were not going to do this and that. MOOERS:No, but they will have to comply with the rules that you approve today. So I guess any assurances that we give you, you have to make sure that theyre covered in the conditions. GRAHAM:Exactly, thats what Im trying to do. MOOERS:We have no problems with that. So if you want to put a condition in saying that the height shall be measured from finished grade, or the existing grade, no problem. You know, were already accepting a 150-foot setback, were already accepting a 25-foot height limit. Were already, you know, well, basically the property is zoned Ag-5 even though its in the State Urban District and youve got half of their lots immediately adjacent to it. So its a very low density project. And I think weve accepted a lot of these things; and were more than willing to accept other conditions related to that to preserve what were trying to achieve here. GRAHAM:Okay. ALAMEDA:All right. Any other questions or -? GRAHAM:On Commissioner Watanabes condition about the existing grade, so if you have a piece of land that is not flat, so where is the existing grade? The highest point, the lowest point, the average point, or is that clear at all? WATANABE:Id have to defer on that part because I think to get a level area theyre going to have to fill a certain amount, so you couldnt stick to existing grade. That would be impossible for them to work with. I mean, you couldnt expect them to dig everything out. It doesnt make sense. YUEN:Well,thereisa,theZoningCodedoesdiscussthis.Anditsfromthe,you taketheheightfromthehighestpointofthegradeadjacenttotheproperty,unlessthereismore thana10-footdifferentialbetweenthehighandlowgrade.AndthenIthinkyoutakethe,you taketheaverageofthetwo,Icantrememberifyoutaketheaveragebetweenthehighandlow. So,inotherwords,thehousemay,sayahouseisbuilt,theydoleaveanaturalgradeandits builtonpostandpiertypeconstruction.Itcanbetallerfromthelowerpointoftheproperty. GRAHAM:Right. YUEN:Buttheheightismeasuredfromthe,becausetheheightisgoingtobe measured from the high point of the property. And on this site, the 10 feet, theres not going to be more than 10 feet difference between the high and low grade, I dont think. You know, if youre going to make a slab, the typical thing would be to cut and then we measure from the, if we change the way were talking about, it would measure from the finished grade. ALAMEDA:Commissioner Graham. 10