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r Regarding the Maple Leaf Drive interface, Commissioner Roberts remarked that she would not want to see two parallel fences set 10 feet apart. Associate Planner Heidi Kline advised that could be memorialized in the conditions of approval. Regarding the 9,000-square-foot lots, Commissioner Arkin suggested swapping the home placement for a better mix. He noted that he liked the concept of mixing different sized and priced homes in the community, and believed it made the streetscape more interesting and varied. Commissioner Roberts remarked that the feathering of the lots provided a good site layout. Commissioner Roberts believed that the 40% FAR was too high. Commissioner Sullivan expressed concern about the construction of big houses on small lots, and was not sure that was an appropriate density for the neighborhood. Commissioner Arkin concurred with that assessment, and expressed concern about massmg. In response to Commissioner Roberts' question regarding the number of models available, Ms. Hardy replied that there were three fayade styles and three-color schemes. ..- Commissioner Arkin noted that any side of the homes that is visible from a public area should have more detail to it. Commissioner Sullivan suggested that the 9,000-square-foot lots should have design details and articulation all the way around the house. Commissioner Roberts inquired as to the kind of fencing that would be installed. Ms. Hardy replied that enhanced wood fencing would be built in the Maple Leaf neighborhood. She added that a masonry wall would be built along the western portion of the property abutting the Iron Horse Trail. Commissioner Arkin believed that the architecture for the duets needed to be redone. He believed they were too massive, and needed more articulation in the design. Regarding the 5,500-square-foot lots, Commissioner Sullivan would like to see smaller houses, less than 2,000 square feet, that would be more affordable. He noted that the City needed to start asking for what the community wants. He advised that there was a huge outcry for affordable, non-subsidized housing for the average citizen. He believed that the duets would also serve that purpose, and did not believe that $400,000 for a duplex was affordable. ~ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES June 26, 2002 Page 13