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1.4 acres; that the remaining portion of the project south of the Ri is a 10.7 acre parcel entirely zoned R4; that the density of the present project is 400 units less than what was originally submitted on the Master Plan for tlle area; that the Environmental Impact Report considered all aspects of this project as well as the impact of alternative projects under the present zoning; and that the present zoning would permit 650 units without the need of a variance. In response to the Mayor's inquiry, the Clerk reported that there had been no written communications regarding this Appeal. Mayor Garthe asked for speakers in favor of the Appeal. Mrs. Lee Kearney, 901 Mirasol Street, spoke in behalf of the Citizens for Fair Zoning Association and stated that the Environmental Impact Report was inaccurate, outdated and deficient; that the traffic impact was incomplete; that the subject of water quality had not been treated as a sep- arate subject and dealt with adequately; that it does not address itself to alleviating water and gas consumption; and the issue described by Mrs. Kearney as the most critical, the violation of the 100 foot Ri buffer zone, was not re- cognized; that the Association would like the Ri zone maintained to insure the investment of the citizens in the adjoining residential areas; and that such had been the in- tention of the Council that created the buffer zoning. She requested Council to reject the EIR and to deny the Variance because it does not maintain the integrity of the neighbor- hood. Howard Wright, 901 Dianne Street, stated that presently a water and drainage problem in the with traffic. there is area along Emmett Rink, owner of property near Cabrillo Park, stated that the traffic problem was "getting out of hand". Those persons speaking in opposition to the Appeal were: Mr. Robert Davis, 80 Brookhollow Drive, representing the developer, presented a series of slides designed to show how the proposed project will look along with drawings to show the traffic pattern entering and leaving on Dianne Street. Mr. Mike Ahlering of Ultrasystems, the consultant firm that prepared the Draft Environmental Impact Report, described the proposed berm area surrounding the project as being 17 feet at the narrowest point and 25 feet at its widest point; that the supplemental matrix was designed to rate the various alternative uses of the property as presently zoned against each other as to detrimental effects to the environment. Mr. Davis explained further that the project had been de- signed with sensitivity to interface the Ri zone; that they had tried to develop with as great a buffer as possible, a high berm and tree plantings; that the buildings would not be visible from Fruit Street in a few years due to the dense screening; and that there is no vehicular access on Fruit Street. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 15 JANUARY 5, 1976