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Commissioner Sullivan stated that he is concerned that everything that needs to be in place to ,..- allow the grading is in place. He also stated that he understands that there are funds to assure that the site will be maintained after the grading, if construction is delayed. Commissioner Harvey advised that he feels if the Planning Commission approves the height increase, they are actually approving the overall height of the building, and the issue is not the 2- 1/2 foot height increase, it is the overall real height of the building. Commissioner Arkin stated that he concurs. Commissioner Roberts moved to recommend approval of the modification to PUD-98-07 to increase the maximum permitted building height by 2-112 feet, from 48 feet to 50-112 feet Commissioner Arkin seconded the motion. Commissioner Sullivan advised that he will not support the modification because he has a problem with the process and he does not want to add insult to injury by increasing the height. Commissioner Harvey stated that he would like to know what the alternatives are if the building height increase is not approved. He further stated that while he may not support it tonight, it may support it at a later date if he can see that there are no viable alternatives. He noted that he fundamentally likes the overall project. ..-.. Commissioner Arkin stated that while he appreciates Commissioner Sullivan's concern about the process, he is looking at the square footage of the project compared to the size of the site and this is not a dense project. Commissioner Roberts noted that she is concerned about the process too, but she feels people are stuck on this number and will not accept any mitigation whatsoever, and she feels it has been mitigated. Commissioner Sullivan made a substitute motion to not vote on the modification this evening and ask the applicant to go back and look at the building height to determine if they can reduce it to eliminate the request for the additional two and one-half feet, plus anything else they can do to reduce the overall height to get it closer to what the neighbors originally thought they were going to get, and that the analysis be brought back to the Planning Commission. Commissioner Harvey seconded the motion. ROLL CALL VOTE AYES: Commissioners Harvey and Sullivan NOES: Commissioners Arkin and Roberts ABSENT: Commissioners Maas and Kameny ABSTAIN: None The motion failed. ~ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES October 24,2001 Page 15