611 Shasta Drive hillside home

The neighbor at 623 Shasta Drive, recovering from a stem cell transplant, asked the commission to require the full 10-foot setback and to prohibit grading until her medical documentation and a dust-protection plan are reviewed. She asked for a continuance or an open record through October 2.

A resident across the street questioned whether the chimney eats into the setback, worried the second-floor balcony could overlook the Campbell backyard, and asked where the family's flatbed truck would park on the dead-end street.

The architect at 636 Shasta Drive argued the garage can't actually fit three cars, the S-curve driveway can't be navigated by trucks, and the project ignores hillside design principles by building a flat-lot house on a manufactured pad. He said lots have curb-based height limits that should be verified.

Also an architect at 636 Shasta Drive, she pointed out stairs encroach on the third garage space, every existing house has 10-foot side setbacks, and the pad is simply too high on the hill — lowering it would fix the driveway and parking problems. She also warned about under-plastered retaining walls weeping water.