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Chair Olson called for a five minute break at 8:06 p.m. and reconvened the regular meeting at 8:11 p.m. Mr. Briggs stated that Ponderosa’s response to the question of whether they would Ponderosa consider using five different floor plans is telling. He indicated that he felt was not willing to be flexible and use anything other than the floor plans they have; that they would rather not build on those lots than use two other floor plans from their inventory. He added that he believed that if they get into discussing the three houses and apply the design requirements to those houses, there will be the same inflexibility and the houses will just be slightly tweaked by the use of trellises and wainscoting. He noted that these houses do not meet that standard of the Mariposa Ranch and the Ruby Hill custom homes. He expressed concern about Ponderosa’s inflexibility and unwillingness to work with anyone on the floor plans because they want to build production houses. Mr. Briggs stated that he never received notice of the project and that when he learned of it, he went to Ponderosa and discovered that they had to file an appeal immediately. He noted that they spoke with Ponderosa, and they agreed that the neighbors would send Ponderosa their questions and concerns about the project. He indicated that one or two days after that meeting, they collectively sent a list of questions to Ponderosa, and one month went by and they heard nothing. He added that they then heard from staff that a hearing had been scheduled on the matter. Commissioner O’Connor stated that he thought he heard Ms. Hardy say that she would return with two other plans at a later date. Ms. Hardy confirmed that she did say that, offering to move forward now with three houses, each having an individual floor plan and elevation, and then returning with different designs on the two remaining lots, which would be new design review applications. Jeff Schroeder, Ponderosa Homes, stated that when they bought the lots, they looked at the lots and what the market would bear; they found out that the market will not bear a custom home at this time because people cannot get loans to build homes. He noted that the people who have purchased lots have never built homes in the communities and could actually end up selling the lots at a loss, which is unfortunate. He stated that they did make changes to the plans twice and reviewed where they wanted to be from a cost standpoint to make it work for them. He added that they attempted to build homes that would meet the design guidelines and fit in the community. He indicated that he was not certain if they would come back and build on the two properties due to it being a difficult economy. Commissioner Pearce asked Mr. Schroeder if Ponderosa attempted to contact the appellants and meet with them when they submitted questions to Ponderosa and changes were made. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 10, 2010 Page 12 of 25